fruity
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ti adjective, fruit·i·er, fruit·i·est.
2.
rich in flavor; pungent.
3.
excessively sweet or mellifluous; cloying; syrupy: a specialist in fruity prose; to read poetry in a fruity voice.
4.
Slang. insane; crazy.
5.
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. homosexual.
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Fruity
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| —adj , fruitier, fruitiest | |
| 1. | of or resembling fruit |
| 2. | (of a voice) mellow or rich |
| 3. | ingratiating or unctuous |
| 4. | informal chiefly (Brit) erotically stimulating; salacious |
| 5. | slang eccentric or insane |
| 6. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) a slang word for homosexual |
| 'fruitiness | |
| —n | |
| 'fruitily | |
| —adv | |
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Try tasting tangerines, fruity concoctions without the intoxicant, instead.
The chops and the greens had been dispatched and a fruity granita, served in tall crystal cups, had been placed before us.
The zest is rubbed directly into the flour, while the pulpy flesh gives an intense, fruity flavor.
Brominated vegetable oil creates the cloudy look by keeping the fruity flavor mixed into the drink.
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