fruitcaky

comparative more fruitcaky · superlative most fruitcaky

1. alternativeAlternative form of fruitcakey.

   […] smoke from the fruitcaky denizens?

   1965 December 21, Wilmington News Journal

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   In character they are loose-knit, somewhat warmer and sweeter than in the Médoc, with a spicy, fruitcaky flavour which derives from the predominant Merlot grape.

   1990, Clive Coates, The Wines of France, London: Century Editions, →ISBN, page 98

   Lovely tarry fruitcaky wine from the South of France.

   1998, Oz Clarke, Oz Clarke’s Wine Guide 1999, 15th edition, Ted Smart, →ISBN, page 418, column 1

   In the original Italian recipe, candied lemon zest is used, but I find this a bit fruitcaky for modern tastes.

   2004, Orlando Murrin, No Cook Cookbook: Over 200 Simple Recipes and Ideas for Mouthwatering Meals Without Cooking, Quadrille, →ISBN, page 75

   He sat cross-legged down-highway from the driver, mouthing a semi-intelligible sing-song, for sadly the poor devil had been knocked fruitcaky, perhaps permanently.

   2004, Irving Warner, Wagner, Descending: The Wrath of the Salmon Queen, New York, N.Y.: Pleasure Boat Studio, →ISBN, page 195

   This great sadness, what a treat it is to feel like this . . . what a kind of honour. Grief isn’t a curse, it's a blessing. To be so connected that you feel true loss – what is there to commiserate about that? Why should you want to make anyone ‘feel better’ when they’re unhappy in this way? This grief is only another side of loving, one part of what it is to be human. I can’t help being angry with people who try to claim sympathy when they are feeling bereaved. This deep fruitcaky, purple pain is a sort of joy, such a luxury.

   2006, Virginia Ironside, No! I Don’t Want to Join a Bookclub, Fig Tree, Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 242