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

“They started making regular martinis and these new bars would refuse to make the fruity or sweet martinis… because they wanted to show Americans what cocktails were once and what they could be.”

From Salon

Related Words

• mellow
• pleasant