peach·y

[pee-chee]
adjective, peach·i·er, peach·i·est.
1.
resembling a peach, as in color or appearance.
2.
Informal. excellent; wonderful; fine.

Origin:
1590–1600; peach1 + -y1

peach·i·ness, noun
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peachy (ˈpiːtʃɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , peachier, peachiest
1.  of or like a peach, esp in colour or texture
2.  informal excellent; fine
 
'peachily
 
adv
 
'peachiness
 
n

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Peachy is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Slang Dictionary

peachy (keen) definition


  1. mod.
    fine; excellent. : Your idea is really peachy!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
The tipped plate is molded by individual arcs of peachy ivory and cooler blue
  tones.
In this case, enlisting humans to do the work sounds peachy.
Things aren't looking so peachy this year for restaurant and business owners in
  the city.
It sports peachy yellow new leaves that shift to lime yellow in summer.
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