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[ froo-tee ] / ˈfru ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fruity ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, fruit·i·er, fruit·i·est.resembling fruit; having the taste or smell of fruit. rich in flavor; pungent. excessively sweet or mellifluous; cloying; syrupy: a specialist in fruity prose; to read poetry in a fruity voice. Slang. insane; crazy. Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. of or like a gay man. Origin of fruityFirst recorded in 1650–60; fruit + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM fruityfruit·i·ness, nounun·fruit·y, adjectiveWords nearby fruityfruit salad, fruit sugar, fruits ye shall know them, By their, fruit tree, fruitwood, fruity, frum, frumentaceous, Frumentius, frumenty, frumious Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fruityThere is no better thing on a Sunday afternoon than a fruity, molten, crunchy crumble. The Barefoot Contessa Knows How To Make Us Crumble|Ina Garten|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Most ciders have gotten a bad rap as being too sweet and fruity. Wine, Watch Out! These Ciders Are Just as Good|Jordan Salcito|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Sure, Fruity Pebbles doesn't necessarily conjure up warm holiday memories. Coca –Cola, M&M’s, & More Classic Holiday Commercials (VIDEO)|Brittany Jones-Cooper|December 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST So good: Fruity with a little cream and a nut-flavored tart shell. Fresh Picks|Alex Guarnaschelli|September 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
When blended properly, olive oil is deliciously rich, fruity, creamy, nutty, and complex. Harvesting EVOO Down Under|Jeremy Meltzer|April 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST This is the commonest and the most beautiful of the whole blessed, flowery, fruity Rubus genus. The Parisians drink sweet and fruity champagne because the good wines are already in their veins. The Beautiful Lady|Booth Tarkington It looked potent; the cool, shiny leaves, the succulent, pink stems and fruity bloom. The Land of Little Rain|Mary Austin It tasted of all the penetrating sweet perfumes about her; of the honey-laden breeze, of the fruity sunshine. Meg's Friend|Alice Abigail Corkran To tell the story of an old city is like cutting down through the various layers of a fruity layer cake. The Old Coast Road|Agnes Rothery
British Dictionary definitions for fruity
adjective fruitier or fruitiestof or resembling fruit (of a voice) mellow or rich ingratiating or unctuous informal, mainly British erotically stimulating; salacious slang eccentric or insane mainly US and Canadian a slang word for homosexual Derived forms of fruityfruitiness, nounfruitily, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fruitypleasant, mellow, nutty, deep, full, harmonious, rich, plummy, bananas, batty, bonkers, buggy, crackers, crazed, crazy, cuckoo, daft, demented, disordered, dotty |