"pulp" definition, meaning, and origin

Adjective

Of or pertaining to pulp magazines; in the style of a pulp magazine or the material printed within such a publication.
- 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^([sic]) incredible Doc Savage tribute cover. - 1997 July 22, Eric Gimlin, “Re: Annual theme...
- 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)....

From Middle English pulpe, from Latin pulpa.

A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.
1. A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
2. A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose).
3. A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation.
4. The soft center of a fruit.
  - These sources do not, however, state why the drink is called lambswool. The name comes from the way the apples are roasted until they split open, and their pulp froths over the skin; this is used to float on top of the...
  Synonyms: fruitflesh
5. The soft center of a tooth.
6. The underside of a human fingertip; a finger pad.
  
  Synonyms: palp
7. The very soft tissue in the spleen.
A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper.
- The hard-hitting, action packed, thud and blunder adventure fantasy was a commodity during that somber decade: Americans paid money to forget their troubles, and the pulps were willing to sell. - 1983, Gary Hoppenstand,...
- The fledgling comics business was a sweatshop trade for creative hopefuls too inexperienced, too socially ill-equipped, or, more often, too minimally talented for the established avenues of hackdom, the pulps and...