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pulpish en · ADJ

Etymology

From pulp + -ish.

Meanings

  1. Characteristic of pulp (lurid, sensational writing).
    • Part of why Mr. Dick’s work appeals so much to moviemakers is his pulpish sensibility. 2007 May 6, Charles Mcgrath, “A Prince of Pulp, Legit at Last”, in New York Times:

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more pulpish Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most pulpish Degree=Sup lexicographic