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pulpy

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the characteristics of pulp.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the pulpy texture of overripe fruit

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing

Examples

  • a pulpy TV thriller

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: squashy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pulp + -y.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: мек (mek) — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Bulgarian: кашест (kašest) — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Catalan: polpós — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 漿狀的 /浆状的 (jiāngzhuàng de) — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Finnish: pehmeä — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Finnish: pehmennyt — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Finnish: vetelä — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • French: pulpeux — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Italian: polposo — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Māori: tāhōhō — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Māori: māhungahunga — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Māori: mohunga — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Māori: tāromiromi — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Polish: papkowaty — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Polish: pulpowy — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Portuguese: polposo — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Portuguese: polpudo — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Russian: мя́гкий (mjáxkij) — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Russian: мяси́стый (mjasístyj) — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Russian: со́чный (sóčnyj) — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Spanish: pulposo — having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 低俗小說式的 /低俗小说式的 (dīsú xiǎoshuō shì de) — having the characteristics of pulp fiction
  • Finnish: tahmainen — having the characteristics of pulp fiction
  • French: feuilletonesque — having the characteristics of pulp fiction
  • Polish: pulpowy — having the characteristics of pulp fiction
  • Spanish: folletinesco — having the characteristics of pulp fiction