# appley

Pronunciation: say "AP-uh-lee" /ˈæpl̩.i/

## Adjective

1. Resembling apples; having a taste, smell, or character like that of an apple.
   - Simple: Tasting, smelling, or looking like apples.
   - _Tasters noted an appley sweetness underneath the wine's floral notes._
   - _The candle gave off a warm, appley scent that filled the kitchen._
2. Of or relating to apples; in chemical contexts, malic.
   - Simple: Relating to apples, or coming from them.
   - _Researchers measured the appley acidity that gives green fruit its bite._
   - _The drink's appley character was traced to compounds drawn directly from the fruit._

## Origin

Formed from "apple" combined with the suffix "-y".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/appley (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).