different between pulpy vs pulpous

English

pulp +? -y

pulpy (comparative pulpier, superlative pulpiest)

Having the characteristics of pulp
the pulpy texture of overripe fruit
Having the characteristics of pulp fiction; thus, having a garish focus on sex and violence
a pulpy TV thriller

pulp +? -ous. Cf. also Late Latin pulp?sus.

pulpous (comparative more pulpous, superlative most pulpous)

pulpy, soft
- 1927, Official gazette of the United States Patent Office (volume 354)
  A method of coating a core in strand form with pulp, which consists in collecting pulpous material from liquid suspension, positioning the core adjacent said material, depositing additional pulpous material on the core […]

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