peachy

adjectiveattested in dialogue

//ˈpiːt͡ʃi//

Resembling a peach, peach-like.

adjective

1
Resembling a peach, peach-like.
peachy cheeks
Although this is an apricot pie, it tastes peachy.
Young Fledgeby had a peachy cheek, or a cheek compounded of the peach and the red red red wall on which it grows, and was an awkward, sandy-haired, small-eyed youth, exceeding slim (his enemies would have said lanky), and prone to self-examination in the articles of whisker and moustache.
[…] she had deep, tender eyes, with long, curved lashes; and she had peachy cheeks, and a dimpled chin, and such a dear little dewy rosebud of a mouth; and she was so dove-like, so pure, and so gracious, so sweet and bewitching.
2
Very good, excellent, typically used sarcastically to indicate a state of misery, resentment or great frustration.
Oh, life is just peachy now that winter has come, it’s snowing all the time, and I’m freezing my backside off.
Everything's peachy as Apple restores emoji's 'bum' features [title]

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin persicus Latin persicum Late Latin persica Vulgar Latin *pessica Old French peschebor. Middle English peche English peach Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English peachy From peach + -y.

Forms

comparative: peachier
superlative: peachiest

peacefully · In a peaceful manner.peach · Any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now…Peach · A native or resident of Georgia in the United States.

peachy · Resembling a peach, peach-like.

peacock · A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its…Peacock · A surname transferred from the nickname.peak · A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in…

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