pulpier; pulpiest
1
a
: of, relating to, or containing pulp
pulpy orange juice
They are bigger—the size of cultivated blueberries—and have pulpy flesh and skin the purple-black color of eggplant.—
Corby Kummer
Corby Kummer
b
: resembling pulp : soft and yielding
… I know women at my gym who diet all the time and endure five calisthenics classes a week and still have pulpy thighs and no waistline.—Helen Dudar
Helen Dudar2
: relating to, suggestive of, or characterized by the sensational subject matter or tone of pulp fiction (see pulp entry 1 sense 4)
… a fairly chilling, spooky meditation on parenthood, guilt, dirty little secrets and community—a pulpy … immorality play.—David Wild
David WildIn reality, I'm a writer, with six pulpy thrillers under my belt …—Ben Mezrich
Ben MezrichExamples of pulpy in a Sentence
good, ripe peaches will be pulpy and not mealy
the pulpy flesh of ripe fruit
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For the 1991 update, Robert De Niro turns the terror up even higher for his take on Cady, and Scorsese puts out a bare-knuckle thriller that’s pulpier than almost anything else in his repertoire.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
In leaning even further into the pulpiest aspects of the B:TAS aesthetic, Caped Crusader is a joy to look at.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2024
These are powerful tools for filmmakers who play around in the pulpier genres.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
In leaning even further into the pulpiest aspects of the B:TAS aesthetic, Caped Crusader is a joy to look at.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2024
These are powerful tools for filmmakers who play around in the pulpier genres.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
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“Pulpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pulpy. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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