pulpy

Everyday

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 →

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.