pineappley

English

Etymology

pineapple +‎ -y

Adjective

pineappley (comparative more pineappley, superlative most pineappley)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a pineapple.
   • 1996, Richard Swinburne, Is there a God?:

     Why does eating chocolate cause the brain events which cause the taste we call chocolatey rather than the taste we call pineappley?

   • 2002, Michael Broadbent, Michael Broadbent's Vintage Wine:

     Then it was pale waxy yellow; youthful pineappley nose and some CO2; medium-dry, good fruit, excellent acidity, spicy oaky finish.

   • 2003, Roy Yamaguchi, Joan Namkoong, Maren Caruso, Hawaii cooks: flavors from Roy's Pacific Rim kitchen:

     The golden orange flesh of a mango lends its lively, peachy-citrusy-pineappley tropical flavor.

   • 2006, Josh Rogan, Mike Miller, Son of Pendragon:

     Their scales were raised at an angle far more than usual, giving their hides a pineappley look.

Alternative forms

• pineapply