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fruity

[ froo-tee ]

adjective

, fruit·i·er, fruit·i·est.
  1. resembling fruit; having the taste or smell of fruit.
  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: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. of or like a gay man.


fruity

/ ˈfruːtɪ /

adjective

  1. of or resembling fruit
  2. (of a voice) mellow or rich
  3. ingratiating or unctuous
  4. informal.
    erotically stimulating; salacious
  5. slang.
    eccentric or insane
  6. a slang word for homosexual
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈfruitiness, noun
  • ˈfruitily, adverb
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Other Words From

  • fruit·i·ness noun
  • un·fruit·y adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fruity1

First recorded in 1650–60; fruit + -y 1

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