pulpy
/ˈpʌlpi/
adjective
- Soft, wet, and mushy, like the inside of a fruit or vegetable.
- The compost pile was full of pulpy vegetable scraps and coffee grounds.
- She squeezed the orange until only the pulpy remains were left in her hand.
- The ripe mango was so pulpy that it fell apart when I peeled it.
- Describing a book, magazine, or story that is sensational, exciting, and not very serious or literary, often with a cheap or dramatic style.
- Her writing style is deliberately pulpy, full of cliffhangers and dramatic twists.
- The movie was based on a pulpy science fiction story from the 1950s.
- He loved reading pulpy detective novels with fast action and simple plots.
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