Pulpy vs Juicy - What's the difference?
pulpy | juicy |
Having the characteristics of pulp
Having the characteristics of pulp fiction; thus, having a garish focus on sex and violence
having lots of juice
(of a story, etc. ) exciting, interesting, or enticing
(of a blow, strike, etc. ) strong, painful
* 1960:' ''“Your head feels funny, doesn't it?” “It does rather,” I said, the bump I had given it had been a '''juicy one, and the temples were throbbing.'' (, ''(Jeeves in the Offing) , chapter V)
* 1960:' ''Years ago, when striplings, he and I had done a stretch together at Malvern House, Bramley-on-Sea, the preparatory school conducted by that prince of stinkers, Aubrey Upjohn MA, and had frequently stood side by side in the Upjohn study awaiting the receipt of six of the '''juiciest from a cane of the type that biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder, as the fellow said.'' (, ''(Jeeves in the Offing) , chapter I)
As adjectives the difference between pulpy and juicy
is that pulpy is having the characteristics of pulp while juicy is having lots of juice.pulpy
English
Adjective
(er)- the pulpy texture of overripe fruit
- a pulpy TV thriller
Derived terms
* pulpily * pulpinessjuicy
English
Adjective
(er)- a juicy peach
- I do not keep up with all the latest juicy rumors.
