marrowy

Variant of marrow

noun

  1. the soft, vascular, fatty tissue that fills the cavities of most bones
  2. the innermost, essential, or choicest part; pith
  3. vitality
  4. Brit. vegetable marrow

Origin: ME merow < OE mearg, akin to Ger mark, marrow < IE base *mozgho-, marrow, brains > Sans majján-, marrow

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Learn more about marrowy

link/cite print suggestion box