fruity

American  

[froo-tee] / ˈfru ti /

adjective

fruitier, fruitiest

1. resembling fruit; having the taste or smell of fruit.

2. rich in flavor; pungent.

3. excessively sweet or mellifluous; cloying; syrupy.

   a specialist in fruity prose; to read poetry in a fruity voice.

4. Slang. insane; crazy.

5. Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. of or like a gay man.

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fruity British  

/ ˈfruːtɪ /

adjective

1. of or resembling fruit

2. (of a voice) mellow or rich

3. ingratiating or unctuous

4. informal erotically stimulating; salacious

5. slang eccentric or insane

6. a slang word for homosexual

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Other Word Forms

• fruitily adverb
• fruitiness noun
• unfruity adjective

Etymology

Origin of fruity

First recorded in 1650–60; fruit + -y ¹

Example Sentences

In the former case, Reform has moved quickly to suspend the candidate pending investigation - but Malcolm Offord is doubling down when it comes to the "fruity" things some others have said in the past.

From BBC

Served over ice in a short glass and topped with fruit-salad flotsam, the elixir is lightly caffeinated, mildly fruity and as refreshing as stepping out of the Hanoi humidity into full-blast air conditioning.

From The Wall Street Journal

For a wine newbie looking for something to pair with chicken, he suggested a fruity Merlot.

From The Wall Street Journal

Look beyond the basics: fruity vinegars like raspberry or yuzu; deeply savory options like Chinese black or umeboshi plum; something aged, herbal, or faintly mysterious, ideally with a good label.

From Salon

This is the spiritual birthplace of the fruity martini — the era of the Appletini, Watermelon Martini, Chocolate Martini, basically any flavor or color you could imagine, bartenders were making a “martini” out of it.

From Salon

Related Words

• mellow
• pleasant