Pulpish

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Having a soft and mushy consistency similar to that of finely crushed organic matter
2. Relating to a texture that evokes the nature of pulped materials, often implying juiciness or dampness
3. Having a texture that is soft and somewhat mushy ; similar in feel or appearance to crushed fruit or plant material

Etymology: "Pulpish" is simply "pulp" with the adjective-forming suffix "-ish" attached, meaning "somewhat like pulp." The suffix comes from Old English "-isc," which gave English a long line of words describing resemblance or tendency, such as "childish," "reddish," and "bookish." "Pulp" itself came into English from Latin "pulpa," meaning flesh or soft fruit, and it kept that sense of soft, moist mass for centuries before it was applied to wood fibre in paper-making or to cheap fiction. "Pulpish" follows the older, literal sense, so it describes things that have the soft, wet, half-broken-down quality of crushed fruit or macerated material rather than anything printed.

Synonyms: soft, mushy, soggy

Antonyms: firm, solid