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单词 pulpy
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pulpy

adjective

ˈpəl-pē How to pronounce pulpy (audio)
pulpier; pulpiest
1
a
: of, relating to, or containing pulp
pulpy orange juice
They are bigger—the size of cultivated blueberries—and have pulpy flesh and skin the purple-black color of eggplant. Corby Kummer
b
: resembling pulp : soft and yielding
… I know women at my gym who diet all the time and endure five calisthenics classes a week and still have pulpy thighs and no waistline. Helen Dudar
2
: relating to, suggestive of, or characterized by the sensational subject matter or tone of pulp fiction (see pulp entry 1 sense 4)
… a fairly chilling, spooky meditation on parenthood, guilt, dirty little secrets and community—a pulpy … immorality play. David Wild
In reality, I'm a writer, with six pulpy thrillers under my belt … Ben Mezrich
pulpiness
ˈpəl-pē-nəs How to pronounce pulpy (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • fleshy
  • juicy
  • succulent
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Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Medical Definition

pulpy

adjective

ˈpəl-pē How to pronounce pulpy (audio)
pulpier; pulpiest
: resembling or consisting of pulp
a pulpy mass

pulpy

adjective

1
as in juicy
full of juice good, ripe peaches will be pulpy and not mealy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • juicy
  • fleshy
  • succulent
  • watery
  • sappy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • juiceless
  • desiccated
  • dry
  • dehydrated
  • sapless
  • shriveled
  • shrivelled
  • withered
  • sere
  • sear
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2
as in soft
giving easily to the touch the pulpy flesh of ripe fruit

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • soft
  • mushy
  • spongy
  • floppy
  • flabby
  • squishy
  • fleshy
  • squashy
  • compressible
  • squooshy
  • doughy
  • limp
  • flaccid
  • yielding
  • supple
  • pliable
  • pliant
  • elastic
  • droopy
  • light
  • slack
  • flexible
  • workable
  • malleable
  • resilient
  • lank
  • bendable
  • crushable
  • willowy
  • airy
  • kneadable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • solid
  • stiff
  • rigid
  • hard
  • unyielding
  • sturdy
  • firm
  • tense
  • strong
  • tough
  • unbending
  • sound
  • inelastic
  • inflexible
  • indurated
  • resistant
  • compacted
  • hardened
  • condensed
  • compressed
  • tempered
  • substantial
  • sturdy
  • stiffened
  • rocklike
  • crush-proof
  • adamantine
  • rock
  • case-hardened
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