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leftover

adj

Etymology

From left (“remaining, abandoned”) + over (“excess”).

Definitions

  1. Remaining

    Remaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.

    • Do you want some of the leftover supplies from the event?
    • I have some leftover spaghetti in the fridge, so I don't plan to cook tonight.

  2. Something left behind

    Something left behind; an excess or remainder.

    • It's a leftover from yesterday, but it's still perfectly good.

  3. Remaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.

    • Not leftovers again!
    • The entire wheel of cheese is a leftover from the party.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for leftover. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA