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Definition of 'pulp'

English

(wikipedia)

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • (fiction) Of or pertaining to pulp magazines; in the style of a pulp magazine or the material printed within such a publication.
  • * {{quote-usenet
    • | year = 1997 | monthday = July 22 | author = Eric Gimlin | email = | title = Re: Annual theme '98 | id = [email protected] | url = https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.arts.comics.dc.universe/h6fDoLuqLi4/pgvPYWi2DZIJ | group = rec.arts.comics.dc.universe }}
    The Nightwing annual had what felt like a very 'pulp-ish' plot, and the Superman annual was great, with a very pulp plot and a incredible Doc Savage tribute cover.
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    • | year = 2003 | monthday = January 3 | author = Mark Wheatley | email = | title = Re: PULP 2003 READING | id = [email protected] | url = https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.pulp/lPi5SkZJfHo/KeinLoXh5_4J | group = alt.pulp }}
    Rather than Asimov I might suggest Stanley Weinbaum (since he died young and early in his career, he is far more "pulp " than Asimov - and remarkably readable - there is a LANCER collection of some of his short stories).

    Synonyms

    * (l), (l)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.
  • A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter]] and being characteristically [[print|printed on rough, unfinished paper.
  • The soft center of a fruit
  • The soft center of a tooth
  • A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
  • Mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose).

    • Derived terms

    * beat to a pulp * pulp chamber * pulpaceous * pulpal * pulpament * pulpectomy * pulpify (rel-mid) * pulpily * pulpless * pulp mill * pulpous * pulpotomy * pulpwood * pulpy (rel-bottom)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To make, or be made into pulp
  • To beat to a pulp.

    • Derived terms

    * pulper

    Similar to 'pulp'

    palp, plop, ploop, polyp, plip, poulp