pulpy

«pulpy» in Mova's school dictionary: Soft, wet and squashy, like pulp (the soft inside of fruit) — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (pulpy, pulpier, pulpiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Soft, wet and squashy, like pulp (the soft inside of fruit). tree →

2) (of stories) Cheap, exciting and not very well written, like old «pulp» magazines. tree →

sense in the lessons

In cooking, pulpy fruit is soft and mushy; orange juice «with bits» is pulpy. In science, wood is made into pulp to make paper.

examples

• The peaches were soft and pulpy. tree →
• I like pulpy orange juice. tree →
• The paper turned pulpy in the rain. tree →
• Mash the bananas until pulpy. tree →
• The tomatoes were overripe and pulpy. tree →
• He reads pulpy adventure stories. tree →

note

From «pulp» + «-y». Comparative: pulpier.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pulpy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.