appley

See also: Appley

English

Alternative forms

• apply (etymology 2)

Etymology

From apple +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæpl̩.iː/

Adjective

appley (comparative more appley, superlative most appley)

1. 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.

2. Of, or pertaining to, apples; malic.

Derived terms

• appleyness

Translations

apple-like