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# fruity

«fruity» in Mova's school dictionary: **tasting or smelling strongly of fruit** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (fruity, fruitier, fruitiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Fruity means tasting or smelling strongly of fruit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fruity/#m1)

2) A fruity voice is deep, rich and warm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fruity/#m2)

3) (UK, informal) Fruity can mean a bit cheeky or rude, as in a «fruity joke». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fruity/#m3)

4) (old, offensive slang) An unkind word once used to mock people; do not use. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fruity/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In food and science lessons on taste and smell, fruity flavours come from fruit or fruit-like chemicals. In stories, an actor or grandad may have a fruity laugh or voice. Phrases: «fruity flavour», «a fruity voice», «fruity smell».

### examples

- This yoghurt has a fruity taste. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fruity/#x1)
- The shampoo smells fruity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fruity/#x2)
- Grandpa has a deep, fruity laugh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fruity/#x3)
- The drink was sweet and fruity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fruity/#x4)
- Try the fruitiest smoothie on the menu. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fruity/#x5)
- The actor spoke in a rich, fruity voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fruity/#x6)

### note

Comparison: fruitier, fruitiest. Related: fruit, fruitful (producing good results, not «full of fruit» in most uses).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fruity» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fruity/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.