Pulpy

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the characteristics of pulp.

    "the pulpy texture of overripe fruit"

  2. 2
    Having the characteristics of pulp fiction; thus, having a garish focus on sex and violence. figuratively

    "a pulpy TV thriller"

Adjective
  1. 1
    like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness wordnet

Synonyms

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baccatebutterycreamycurdydeaddilute

Example

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"The indefinable pulpy mass I found in the pocket of my freshly washed trousers had once been the stamps I was going to give to Tom for his stamp collection."

Etymology

From pulp + -y.

Related phrases

pulpy kidneypulp fiction

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