English edit

Etymology edit

pulp +‎ -ish

Adjective edit

pulpish (comparative more pulpish, superlative most pulpish)

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