What is "peachy"

Usage examples of "peachy".

He had nothing for it but to endeavour to be the first to convey the already-blown news to Sir John Peachy, sheriff for Kent: his pains were rewarded by his being detained prisoner as a suspected person, while Sir John mustered his yeomanry, and, together with the neighbouring gentry and their retainers, marched towards Hythe, The wavering people, awed by this show of legal and military power, grew cool towards the White Rose, whose name, linked to change and a diminution of taxation, had for a moment excited their enthusiasm.

The unpleasant fact remained that the rival sorority had played an abominable trick, and that the blame at present rested upon Peachy.

Peachy and Delia prancing about and hardly able to regulate their satisfaction the expedition promised to be a lively one, though the harum-scarum pair calmed down in the presence of Miss Bickford, and assumed a deportment of due decorum.

Zar said, looking at the bright peachy bit of fluff Merrie was wearing.

Coming towards them were two of the peachiest dames they had ever seen.

Caroline sipped her coffee, her peachy young face breaking into a smile.

And within the tent the greatest physiological marvel of the age, Andro, the Italian nobleman so evenly divided between the sexes that you may see him shave the whiskers off the one side of his face, while the other displays the peachy smoothness of a lovely woman.

Not the cliché of peachy quilted pseudo satin and feathery weirdness that Anna might have expected from a man not accustomed to shopping--for it was obvious from the joy with which Molly wore it and the proprietary pride on Frederick's face that he'd bought it for her--but a buttery-soft stonewashed Levi jacket embroidered with a colorful riot of jungle birds and tropical blooms.

I know, of course, your stock descriptives: the melting eye, the coral lip, the peachy cheek, the raven tress.

The various Air Bosses had word that one of their submarines had eliminated a Chinese boomer and fast-attack submarine, which was fine with them, and probably just peachy for the task force commander.

After all the inconvenient people StateSec disappeared in mysterious one-air car accidents, this is going to be just peachy keen when we have to go public, isn't it?

The peachy pink of her lips and cheeks made him feel the traditional rose color maiden's cheeks were always supposed to be was garish.