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pulpy

Language

English

Etymology

From pulp +‎ -yCategory:English terms suffixed with -y#PULPY.

Pronunciation

Audio (Southern England): (file)
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Adjective

pulpy (comparative pulpier, superlative pulpiest)Category:English lemmas#PULPY Category:English adjectives#PULPY Category:English entries with incorrect language header#PULPY Category:Pages with entries#PULPY Category:Pages with 1 entry#PULPY

Having the characteristics of pulp.
the pulpy texture of overripe fruitCategory:English terms with usage examples#PULPY
(figurative, fiction Category:en:Fiction#PULPY) Having the characteristics of pulp fiction; thus, having a garish focus on sex and violence.
a pulpy TV thrillerCategory:English terms with usage examples#PULPY
- 2025 September 25, Manohla Dargis, “‘One Battle After Another’ Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Rallying Cry”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 September 2025:
  In a sly bit of casting, Tony Goldwyn — a star of the pulpy TV series “Scandal” — shows up as one of the leaders of the Christmas Adventurers Club..
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Derived terms

Translations

having the characteristics of pulp, soft, squishy

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Arabic: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Arabic#PULPY
Bulgarian: мек (bg) (mek)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#PULPY, кашест (kašest)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#PULPY
Catalan: polpósCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#PULPY
Chinese:
Mandarin: 漿狀的 / 浆状的 (jiāngzhuàng de)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#PULPY
Finnish: pehmeä (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#PULPY, pehmennytCategory:Terms with Finnish translations#PULPY, vetelä (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#PULPY
French: pulpeux (fr) mCategory:Terms with French translations#PULPY
Italian: polposoCategory:Terms with Italian translations#PULPY
Māori: tāhōhōCategory:Terms with Māori translations#PULPY, māhungahungaCategory:Terms with Māori translations#PULPY, mohungaCategory:Terms with Māori translations#PULPY, tāromiromiCategory:Terms with Māori translations#PULPY
Polish: papkowatyCategory:Terms with Polish translations#PULPY, pulpowyCategory:Terms with Polish translations#PULPY
Portuguese: polposo (pt) mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#PULPY, polpudo (pt) mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#PULPY
Russian: мя́гкий (ru) (mjáxkij)Category:Terms with Russian translations#PULPY, мяси́стый (ru) (mjasístyj)Category:Terms with Russian translations#PULPY, со́чный (ru) (sóčnyj)Category:Terms with Russian translations#PULPY
Spanish: pulposoCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#PULPY

having the characteristics of pulp fiction

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Chinese:
Mandarin: 低俗小說式的 / 低俗小说式的 (dīsú xiǎoshuō shì de)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#PULPY
Finnish: tahmainen (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#PULPY
French: feuilletonesque (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#PULPY
Polish: pulpowyCategory:Terms with Polish translations#PULPY
Russian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Russian#PULPY
Spanish: folletinescoCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#PULPY

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