appley
See also: Appley
English
Alternative forms
- apply (etymology 2)
Etymology
apple + -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæpl̩.iː/
Adjective
appley (comparative more appley, superlative most appley)
- Resembling apples, apple-like.
- 2013, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, River Cottage Fruit Every Day!, page 179:
- When it's good, a tarte tatin is divine: buttery pastry soaked in caramelly appley juices, sweet-tart tender fruit – the whole much greater than the summed parts.
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- Of, or pertaining to, apples.
Derived terms
- appleyness