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pulpy

American  
[puhl-pee] / ˈpʌl pi /

adjective

pulpier, pulpiest
  1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling pulp; fleshy or soft.

  2. pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling magazines or books considered pulp; sensationalistic; trashy.


pulpy British  
/ ˈpʌlpɪ /

adjective

  1. having a soft or soggy consistency

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of pulpy

First recorded in 1585–95; pulp + -y 1

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It doesn’t look particularly good, but for a pulpy, propulsive action series, it may have potential.

From MarketWatch Apr. 30, 2026

Snake is a wonderfully pulpy, instantly iconic creation, an outcast adventurer reeking of sweat and post-Vietnam cynicism.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 29, 2025

Like a movie DJ, Kandhari is flexing a pulpy mood of big-city dislocation, building a trippy, jarring and blackly funny experience out of a city’s stray colors, sounds and personalities.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2025

But this is proper Serena van der Woodsen stuff, the kind of pulpy insanity that Lively cut her teeth on.

From Salon May 3, 2025

Thousands of insects beat the air to a pulpy soup of animal panic.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

If the tone in this 1950s-set romantic drama is more genteel than in the Hitchcockian, far pulpier “Eileen,” they have many similarities.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 6, 2023

Lin would also wholeheartedly embrace the pulpier aspects of Indiana Jones and could be counted on to deliver something fun and fast-paced.

From The Guardian Feb. 27, 2020

He likes to experiment with writing styles and readers may have to pause and think more than they do with pulpier fare.

From Washington Times Feb. 16, 2016

Now, à la John Banville/Benjamin Black, he has started writing in a pulpier and more diabolical vein, and “Breed” is just the first installment.

From New York Times Aug. 29, 2012

I can see what they have done to Billy already; he's getting pulpier every day, and I don't believe his brain would ever work if I didn't keep stirring it up.

From The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors by Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman

This textured NYC thriller has the pulpiest of set-ups: a young Chinese girl is lost and alone on the streets, pursued by the Triads and crooked cops.

From The Guardian Jul. 25, 2019

But “Battlefield Earth” is also an incredibly exciting book, pulp of the pulpiest order.

From Salon May 24, 2012

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