fruity
Americanadjective
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fruitier,
comparative
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fruitiest
superlative
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resembling fruit; having the taste or smell of fruit.
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rich in flavor; pungent.
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excessively sweet or mellifluous; cloying; syrupy.
a specialist in fruity prose; to read poetry in a fruity voice.
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Slang. insane; crazy.
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Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. of or like a gay man.
adjective
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of or resembling fruit
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(of a voice) mellow or rich
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ingratiating or unctuous
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informal erotically stimulating; salacious
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slang eccentric or insane
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a slang word for homosexual
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They’re peppy and fruity … and a glaring recession indicator.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
When selecting a red to chill, the consensus is to go for something lighter-bodied and fruity that's low in tannins and has a lower alcohol content.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The team found higher levels of compounds associated with floral and fruity aromas, including linalool and 2-phenylethanol.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Bowens, for example, was recently drawn to strawberry-forward Fruits of Love by Dossier, which surprised her since she considered herself someone who didn’t like fruity scents.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Besides the bread smell was something fruity and flowery, plus something else.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
The riper it is, the fruitier it gets, becoming increasingly fragrant and sweet, and losing its acidity.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
The resulting taste, she says, is sweeter, richer and fruitier.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2022
The Lyserod, also alcohol-free, is rosy and fruitier.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2022
For a fruitier option, Honeycrisp apple fans will love Jukes 1.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2021
We do work Pictures with the lighter and fruitier forms of drama.
From The Harlequinade An Excursion by Dion Clayton Calthrop
I’ll tweet to abet the fruitiest fictitious lies, sir, with style.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2019
"The richest, the ripest, the most inspiring and the fruitiest group of all, was the group of serious students who were social about it."
From Time Magazine Archive
But which is "the fruitiest group of all?"
From Time Magazine Archive
Toddle round to your aunt's to-morrow and grab a couple of the fruitiest.
From Death at the Excelsior And Other Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
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