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PEACHY (peachier, peachiest)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does peachy mean?
• PEACHY (adjective)
The adjective PEACHY has 2 senses:
2. of something resembling a peach in color
Familiarity information: PEACHY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Declension: comparative and superlative |
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very good
Synonyms:
bang-up; bully; corking; cracking; dandy; great; groovy; keen; neat; nifty; not bad; old; peachy; slap-up; smashing; swell
Context example:
we had a grand old time
Similar:
good (having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of something resembling a peach in color
Synonyms:
peachy; peachy-colored; peachy-coloured
Similar:
chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)
Derivation:
peach (a shade of pink tinged with yellow)
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