Pulpy
/ˈpʌl.pi/noun
Having a soft, moist, fleshy, or mushy texture; also resembling pulp.
Did you know?“Pulpy” is built from Latin *pulpa*, meaning the soft flesh of meat or the pulp of fruit, a reminder that English often names texture by borrowing ancient body-words.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pel-
“To be thick, full, or dense.”
Latin
Latin
pulpa
“The flesh or soft tissue of the body; also the soft part of fruit.”
Late Latin
Latin
pulpa
“Pulp, soft flesh, or pulp-like matter.”
Middle English
English
pulpi
“Full of pulp; soft and fleshy.”
Modern English
English
pulpy
“Soft, mushy, or full of pulp.”