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pulpy

/ˈpʌlpi/adjective

उच्चारण पल्पी

गूदेदार, गुदगुदा, लुगदी जैसा

Core word

adjectivepulpier, pulpiest
  1. 1

    soft and wet, like pulp

    गूदेदार, गुदगुदा, लुगदी जैसा

    • Cook the tomatoes until they are soft and pulpy.
    • a pulpy mango
    • Mangoes from this tree have a sweet and pulpy flesh.
    + 2 more examples
    • The vegetables turned pulpy when boiled too long.
    • The paper became pulpy after it got wet.

    Synonyms mushy squashy soft fleshy

    Opposite firm hard crisp

  2. 2

    disapproving

    (of books or magazines) badly written and intended to be sensational

    (पुस्तक या पत्रिका) सस्ती, घटिया और सनसनीखेज

    • pulpy crime novels
    • He enjoyed pulpy detective novels on long train journeys.
    • Pulpy thrillers sell well at railway book stalls.
    + 2 more examples
    • She grew tired of the pulpy plots of those magazines.
    • The film is a pulpy adventure with little depth.

    Synonyms trashy lurid sensational

◇Word family
pulp noun