"meatloafy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more meatloafy [comparative], most meatloafy [superlative]
Etymology: From meatloaf + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|meatloaf|y}} meatloaf + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} meatloafy (comparative more meatloafy, superlative most meatloafy)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of meatloaf.
    Sense id: en-meatloafy-en-adj-nPGdnrab Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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