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fruity en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈfɹuːti/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewHg- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHgyéti Proto-Italic *frūgjōr Proto-Italic *frūjōr Latin fruor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin frūctus Old French fruitbor. Middle English fruyt English fruit English -y English fruity From fruit + -y.

Meanings

  1. Containing fruit or fruit flavoring.
    • That moist and fruity dish is simply delectable.
  2. Similar to fruit or tasting of fruit.
  3. (informal) Crazy.
  4. (US, derogatory, informal, of a male, sometimes) Homosexual; zesty, flamboyant, effeminate.
  5. (UK, informal) Sexually suggestive.
    • His text message was filled with fruity language.

Forms

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fruitier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
fruitiest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

fruitiness · fruitily · unfruity · fruity in the booty

Synonyms

whacky · mad · bananas · meshigener · bughouse · nut job · cray · nutso · meshugge · crazy as a cootie · fucked in the head · lunatic · nutballs · buggy · insane · apeshit · potty · squirrelly · hatstand · weird · nucking futs · barmy · fruit loops · buggish · psycho · cuckoo · batchy · disturbed · off the chain · bats · screwy · cray-cray · crazy as a bedbug · bread baskets · harebrained · fucked up · starkers · cra-cra · risqué · bonkers · barking mad · tonto · unsane · psychoceramic · unbalanced · crazy as a cootie bug · doolally · distraught · crazy · barking · ripshit · zany · yampy · 5150 · nuts · batpoop · psychotic · nerts · loco · mentally ill · crackers · loopy · moonsick · wode · nutty · mental · bat-shit · cracked · nutter · loon · crazed · sicko · whacko · daft · batty · racy · off the beam · batshit · batcrap · crazy as a pet coon · deranged · loony tunes · non compos mentis · wackadoodle · kooky · whackjob · eccentric · dotty · daffy · nonsane · over the edge · gaga · demented · nut · loony

Translations (18)

de fruchtig (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) · cmn 果味的 (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) · es afrutado (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) · hy մրգային (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) · ca afruitat (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) · tr meyveli (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) · da frugtagtig (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) · it fruttato (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) · nb fruktig (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) · hu gyümölcsös (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) · da med frugtsmag (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) · fi hedelmäinen (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) · pl owocowy (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) · el φρουτώδης (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) · nn fruktig (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) · la frūctuōsus (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) · fr fruité (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) · bg плодов (containing fruit or fruit flavouring)

fruity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈfɹuːti/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewHg- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHgyéti Proto-Italic *frūgjōr Proto-Italic *frūjōr Latin fruor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin frūctus Old French fruitbor. Middle English fruyt English fruit English -y English fruity From fruit + -y.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of fruitie (“fruit machine”).
    alt of fruitie

Forms

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fruities Number=Plur lexicographic