Meaning

2 senses
  1. Resembling a peach, peach-like.

    peachy cheeks

    Although this is an apricot pie, it tastes peachy.

    pfirsichähnlich, pfirsichartig, pfirsichhaft

    of something resembling a peach in color

  2. (colloquial)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.

    schick, toll

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Everything is just peachy.

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  2. What a great day! I'm feeling peachy!

    deWas für ein Tag! Ich bin gut drauf!

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
like a peach:
very good:

Forms

peachier, peachiest
Comparativepeachier Lesson
Superlativepeachiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

17 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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