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flexitarian

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of flexible +‎ vegetarian.

Noun

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flexitarian (plural flexitarians)

  1. One who is usually or primarily vegetarian, but not strictly so.

Usage notes

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  • This term is sometimes used pejoratively by strict vegetarians.

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Adjective

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flexitarian (comparative more flexitarian, superlative most flexitarian)

  1. (of a person) Being a flexitarian.
  2. (of food, a diet, etc.) Being what a flexitarian might eat.

References

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  • Karen Iacobbo and Michael Iacobbo, Vegetarians and Vegans in America Today, Greenwood Publishing Group (2006), →ISBN, pages 164–5.