[ adj ] having relatively few calories <adj.all> diet colalight (or lite) beer lite (or light) mayonnaise a low-cal diet
Lite \Lite\ (l[imac]t), a., adv., & n. Little. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
A derogatory term referring to older Americans in their 40s who listen to lite rock in their offices, wear what hair they possess horizontally, and use expressions like "man," "babe" and "giving something back" in polite conversation.
The leaner products can be labeled as "lite," "light," or "lower fat" if they contain at least a fourth less fat than similar cooked sausage products on the market, officials said.
To put it in terms he could understand, Mort Downey is like the guy on the lite beer commercial, Conrad what's-his-name, who sits in a crowd and starts arguments.
In other words, lite ice cream would contain 40 percent to 60 percent less fat than ice cream, and ice milk's margin would be even greater.
Provide clear and definite standards governing claims and statements involving such terms as "lite" and "cholesterol-free." Metzenbaum criticized the Food and Drug Administration for moving slowly on the issue.