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fruity
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fruity, adj. (fruitier, fruitiest)
1 a of fruit. b tasting or smelling like fruit, esp. (of wine) tasting of the grape.
2 (of a voice etc.) of full rich quality.
3 colloq. full of rough humour or (usu. scandalous) interest; suggestive.
1 a of fruit. b tasting or smelling like fruit, esp. (of wine) tasting of the grape.
2 (of a voice etc.) of full rich quality.
3 colloq. full of rough humour or (usu. scandalous) interest; suggestive.
Derivative
fruitily adv. fruitiness n.
THESAURUS
fruity
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