fruity
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 fruity
1Other words from fruity
- fruit·i·ness, noun
- un·fruit·y, adjective
Words Nearby fruity
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How to use fruity in a sentence
Rosé is my go-to for hotter foods such as Sichuan, but fruitier, less tannic reds such as Loire cabernet francs and beaujolais can work, too.
The new wine rules: Drink what you like with what you want to eat | Dave McIntyre | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostThis oatmeal with maple syrup and pears is similarly fruity and lightly sweet.
8 sweet or savory oatmeal recipes to recharge your morning routine | Daniela Galarza | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostThe intact grapes ferment on the inside, eventually bursting and producing effusively fruity aromas and flavors.
We deserve ‘nouveau’ wine in 2020 — a vintage meant to be fun and drunk right away | Dave McIntyre | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostWith a name ripped from last year’s headlines and labeled “medium dry,” this one is slightly sweet and very fruity.
This $15 pinot grigio from Italy’s mountains is bracing and edgy | Dave McIntyre | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostSome analysts have argued, however, that accelerated aging may struggle to replicate processes such as oxidation and esterification, which produce fruity aromas.
There 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 | THE DAILY BEASTMost ciders have gotten a bad rap as being too sweet and fruity.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTSo good: fruity with a little cream and a nut-flavored tart shell.
When blended properly, olive oil is deliciously rich, fruity, creamy, nutty, and complex.
This second poison perfumes the corpse and leaves it smelling with a fruity odor.
Opossums did not keep to the river; they loved the fruity old garden, and stuck to it in spite of dogs and guns.
Thirty Years in Australia | Ada CambridgeThey will come out nice little shapes of fruity rice, quite different from the previous pudding.
Living on a Little | Caroline French BentonThe atmosphere was delicious with fruity odors, in which the breath of late flowers mingled in sensuous richness.
The Gold Brick | Ann S. StephensHe says it looks like chewing tobacco, it is so nice and black and fruity, and that it tastes better than it looks.
Back at School with the Tucker Twins | Nell Speed
British Dictionary definitions for fruity
/ (ˈfruːtɪ) /
of 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 fruity
- fruitiness, noun
- fruitily, adverb
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