Definition of Pulpy
Pulpy
pulp·y
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
soft and mushy in texture, lacking a fixed shape and thus yielding to pressure;
e.g. Many fruits turn soft and pulpy when they are overripe.
(adjective)
containing or relating to the soft flesh (the pulp, typically the edible part) of something such as a fruit or vegetable;
e.g. He drank a glass of pulpy orange juice with his breakfast.
(adjective)
(informal) poor in quality and often overly dramatic in tone and/or content, describing writing that is meant to be exciting or interesting but not necessarily accurate, or relating to or resembling such writing;
e.g. The story was published in a pulpy magazine that specialized in celebrity gossip.
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