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fruity

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fruit·y  (frt)
adj. fruit·i·er, fruit·i·est
1. Of, containing, or relating to fruit.
2. Tasting or smelling richly of or as if of fruit: "My nose filled with the smells of leather, polish, waxthe fat, fruity smell of rich car" (Anthony Hyde).
3. Excessively sentimental or sweet.
4. Slang Crazy; eccentric.
5. Offensive Slang Homosexual.

fruiti·ness n.

fruity [ˈfruːtɪ]
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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (Psychology) Chiefly US and Canadian a slang word for homosexual
fruitiness  n
fruitily  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.fruity - tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit
tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
2.fruityfruity - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

fruity
adjective
1. rich, full, mellow a lovely, fruity wine
2. resonant, full, deep, rich, vibrant, mellow He had a solid, fruity laugh.
3. (Informal, chiefly Brit.) risqué, indecent, suggestive, racy, blue, hot, sexy, ripe, spicy (informal), vulgar, juicy, titillating, bawdy, salacious, smutty, indelicate, near the knuckle (informal) She clearly enjoyed the fruity joke.
Translations
fruity [ˈfruːtɪ] ADJ (fruitier (compar) (fruitiest (superl)))
1. [taste] → a fruta; [wine] → afrutado
2. [voice] → pastoso
3. (Brit) (= lewd) [joke] → verde; [style] → picante
fruity [ˈfruːti] adj
[wine] → fruité(e)
[voice, laugh] → bien timbré(e)
fruity
adj (+er)
taste, wine, oil, smellfruchtig
(= deep) voicevolltönend
(inf: = lewd) remark, jokeanzüglich
(inf, = crazy) → bekloppt (inf); she’s fruitysie spinnt (inf)
(dated US pej sl: = homosexual) → schwul (inf)
fruity [ˈfruːtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (taste) → che sa di frutta; (wine) → fruttato/a; (voice) → pastoso/a
fruity [ˈfruːtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (taste) → che sa di frutta; (wine) → fruttato/a; (voice) → pastoso/a


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There was a primeval piano in his sitting-room, and on the second morning it suited his mood to sit down at this and sing 'Asthore', the fruity pathos of which ballad appealed to him strongly at this time, accompanying himself by an ingenious arrangement in three chords.
There were some good pieces in the room, including an ancient tallboy in fruity mahogany, every drawer of which was turned out on the bed without avail.
 
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