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# pulpy

adjective (pulpy, pulpier, pulpiest)

«pulpy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Soft, wet and squashy, like pulp (the soft inside of fruit). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulpy/#m1)
2. (of stories) Cheap, exciting and not very well written, like old «pulp» magazines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulpy/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulpy/#x1)
- I like pulpy orange juice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulpy/#x2)
- The paper turned pulpy in the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulpy/#x3)
- Mash the bananas until pulpy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulpy/#x4)
- The tomatoes were overripe and pulpy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulpy/#x5)
- He reads pulpy adventure stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulpy/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pulpy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulpy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pulpy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pulpy.html) on Mova free.