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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pulp•y (pul′pē),USA pronunciation adj., pulp•i•er, pulp•i•est. - pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling pulp;
fleshy or soft. - pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling magazines or books considered pulp;
sensationalistic;
trashy.
pulp′i•ly, adv. pulp′i•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pulpy /ˈpʌlpɪ/ adj (pulpier, pulpiest)- having a soft or soggy consistency
ˈpulpily adv ˈpulpiness n pulp /pʌlp/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Botanythe soft, juicy part of a fruit that can be eaten.
- DentistryAlso called dental pulp. the inner substance of the tooth, containing arteries, veins, and nerve tissue.
- a soft, moist, slightly sticky mass, as that into which wood is converted in the making of paper.
- Journalisma magazine or book printed on low-quality paper and often containing shocking material.
v. [~] + [object] - to cause to be made into pulp, as by crushing:to pulp oranges.
pulp•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pulp (pulp),USA pronunciation n. - Botanythe soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit.
- Botanythe pith of the stem of a plant.
- Zoologya soft or fleshy part of an animal body.
- DentistryAlso called dental pulp. the inner substance of the tooth, containing arteries, veins, and lymphatic and nerve tissue that communicate with their respective vascular, lymph, and nerve systems. See diag. under tooth.
- any soft, moist, slightly cohering mass, as that into which linen, wood, etc., are converted in the making of paper.
- Printing, Journalism, Literaturea magazine or book printed on rough, low-quality paper made of wood pulp or rags, and usually containing sensational and lurid stories, articles, etc. Cf. slick 1 (def. 9).
- Mining
- Miningore pulverized and mixed with water.
- Miningdry crushed ore.
v.t. - to reduce to pulp.
- Printingto reduce (printed papers, books, etc.) to pulp for use in making new paper.
- to remove the pulp from.
v.i. - to become reduced to pulp.
- Latin pulpa flesh, pulp of fruit
- earlier pulpe 1555–65
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