ˈfrüd.]ē, -üt], ]i\ adjective
( -er/-est )
1.
a. : relating to a fruit : resembling or suggesting a fruit (as in taste or odor) : rich with or as if with fruits or fruit flavor
the fruity fragrance always surprised them — Jean Stafford
a fruity cake
a fruity scent, possibly orange — New Yorker
b. : retaining the flavor and fragrance of the grape : rich in flavor — used of wines
2.
a. : having a rich, strong, or spicy quality : extremely effective, interesting, or enjoyable : juicy , attractive
described postmortems, good rich fruity ones — Thomas Wood †1950
dialogue … highly characterized in a finely fruity southern vein — E.R.Bentley
his comparisons are not only humorous but fruity and unfaded — R.F.Adams
b. : sweet or sentimental especially to excess : syrupy
his voice was rich and arrogant, with a mellow fruity note — George Bellairs
an educational bureaucrat … from his cameo ring to his fruity smile — Time
fruity bits of poetry — David Swift
c. slang : mentally unbalanced : crazy , nutty , silly , wacky
knocked me fruitier than a nutcake — E.J.Kahn
I tell you he's fruity — J.T.Farrell
the drugstore man thought I was fruity — C.C.Dewey
d. slang : homosexual