Fattening

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  • adjective. That which causes weight gain; usually high calorie food with relatively little nutritive value.
  • verb. present participle of fatten.
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  • adjective. subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter
  • Word Usage
    "It is what we call fattening up the frog to feed the snake."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    slimming  
    Equivalent
    finished  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    verb-stem
    fatten