The Clue
Not fatty (4 letter answer)
The Answer
LEAN
Tags
Notes
The answer LEAN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
Related Clues
Angular
Ectomorphic
Efficient
Fatless
Gaunt
Inadequate
Meager
Rawboned
Scraggy
Skinny
Spare
Svelte
Tend
Thin
Tilt
Tip
Exert pressure (on)
Far from fat
Free from fat
Gravitate (toward)
" . . . a ___ and hungry look"
Like Cassius
Low in fat
Low-fat
Skin-and-bones
Sprat's preference
Be precarious, maybe
Built like a greyhound
Jack Sprat's diet
Jack Sprat's preference
"Lawrence of Arabia" director
Like Miniver Cheevy
"A Passage to India" director
" . . . River Kwai" director
Like good hamburger meat
Mrs. Sprat's no-no
Not having much fat
Unlike a typical hot dog
Like ostrich meat
Dietary no-no for Mrs. Sprat
What Mrs. Sprat couldn't eat
Definition
LEAN as a noun:
1. (tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning) = the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
LEAN as a verb:
1. (lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle) = to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
2. cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"
3. (tend, be given, lean, incline, run) = have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
4. rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
5. (list, lean) = cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"
LEAN as an adjective:
1. (thin, lean) = lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
2. lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel"
3. (lean, skimpy) = containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"
4. not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"