spiffyadj.

Brit.

/ˈspɪfi/, U.S.

/ˈspɪfi/

Etymology: Of obscure origin; the shorter form spiff is recorded in dialect use from 1862; also spiff ‘a well-dressed man, a swell’ ( Slang Dict. 1874).

colloquial and dialect.

Smart, spruce.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > smart

gallantc1420

galliard1513

fine1526

trickly1580

pink1598

genteel1601

sparkful1605

sparkish1657

jaunty1662

spankinga1666

shanty1685

trig1725

smartish1738

distinguished1748

nobby1788

dashing1801

vaudy1805

swell1810

distingué1813

dashy1822

nutty1823

chic1832

slicked1836

flash1838

rakish1840

spiffy1853

smart1860

sassy1861

classy1870

spiffing1872

toffish1873

tony1877

swish1879

hep1899

toffy1901

hip1904

toppy1905

in1906

floozy1911

swank1913

jazz1917

ritzy1919

smooth1920

snappy1925

snazzy1931

groovy1937

what ho1937

gussy1940

criss1954

high camp1954

sprauncy1957

James Bondish1966

James Bond1967

schmick1972

designer1978

atas1993

as fine as fivepence-

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > neat or trim

netc1330

pertc1330

cleanc1386

nicec1400

picked?c1425

dapperc1440

feata1471

gim1513

trig1513

well-trimmedc1513

trick1533

smirk1534

tricksy1552

neat1559

netty1573

deft1579

primpc1590

briska1593

smug1598

spruce1598

sprink1602

terse1602

compt1632

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sprig1675

snod1691

tight1697

smugged1706

snug1714

pensy1718

fitty1746

jemmy1751

sprucy1774

smartc1778

natty1785

spry1806

perjink1808

soigné1821

nutty1823

toiletted1823

taut1829

spick and span1846

spicy1846

groomed1853

spiffy1853

well-groomed1865

bandboxy1870

perjinkity1880

spick-span1888

bandbox1916

tiddly1925

whip-smart1937

spit and polish1950

spit-and-polished1977

1853 D. G. Rossetti Let. 2 Nov. (1965) I. 161 The frame for my water-colour has just come in and is spiffy cheesy jammy nobby [etc.].

1860 Slang Dict. 223 Spiffy, spruce, well-dressed.

1896 Mrs. E. Lynn Linton in Chambers's Jrnl. 25 Jan. 50 I, in my older clothes, and by no means ‘spiffy’ in my get up.

1958 T. M. Stanwell-Fletcher Clear Lands 24 This was with the comparatively new, very spiffy Canadian government's C. D. Howe.

1978 H. Wouk War & Remembrance viii. 86 She's turned into quite the spiffy New York gal.

Draft additions 1993

ˈspiffily adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > pleasing fitness > [adverb] > in seemly or decorous manner

comelyOE

menskful?c1225

seemlyc1320

menskfullya1375

tallya1375

comelilyc1400

comelywise1440

handsomely1525

decently1552

civilly1593

decent1716

comme il faut1756

decorously1808

wise-like1822

spiffily1977

1977 Washington Post 26 Apr. b5/4 They were a very spiffily dressed bunch.

1985 R. Whelan Robert Capa ii. 29 He is spiffily dressed in a suit jacket, tie, and sweater: a radical in bourgeois clothing.

ˈspiffiness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun]

comelinessc1350

seemlinessc1385

comeliheada1393

goodliheada1413

beseemingc1440

goodliness1449

propernessc1478

sightliness1561

handsomeness1622

speciousness1650

presentability1823

nicelookingness1865

eye appeal1916

spiffiness1981

aegyo1997

1981 N.Y. Times 30 Oct. c34/4 Mr. Marash is the bearded correspondent who seldom wears a tie, thereby offering an alternative to the sartorial spiffiness of Jim Jensen and Roland Smith.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spiffy
释义	spiffyadj. Brit. /ˈspɪfi/, U.S. /ˈspɪfi/ Etymology: Of obscure origin; the shorter form spiff is recorded in dialect use from 1862; also spiff ‘a well-dressed man, a swell’ ( Slang Dict. 1874). colloquial and dialect. Smart, spruce. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > smart gallantc1420 galliard1513 fine1526 trickly1580 pink1598 genteel1601 sparkful1605 sparkish1657 jaunty1662 spankinga1666 shanty1685 trig1725 smartish1738 distinguished1748 nobby1788 dashing1801 vaudy1805 swell1810 distingué1813 dashy1822 nutty1823 chic1832 slicked1836 flash1838 rakish1840 spiffy1853 smart1860 sassy1861 classy1870 spiffing1872 toffish1873 tony1877 swish1879 hep1899 toffy1901 hip1904 toppy1905 in1906 floozy1911 swank1913 jazz1917 ritzy1919 smooth1920 snappy1925 snazzy1931 groovy1937 what ho1937 gussy1940 criss1954 high camp1954 sprauncy1957 James Bondish1966 James Bond1967 schmick1972 designer1978 atas1993 as fine as fivepence- the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > neat or trim netc1330 pertc1330 cleanc1386 nicec1400 picked?c1425 dapperc1440 feata1471 gim1513 trig1513 well-trimmedc1513 trick1533 smirk1534 tricksy1552 neat1559 netty1573 deft1579 primpc1590 briska1593 smug1598 spruce1598 sprink1602 terse1602 compt1632 nitle1673 sprig1675 snod1691 tight1697 smugged1706 snug1714 pensy1718 fitty1746 jemmy1751 sprucy1774 smartc1778 natty1785 spry1806 perjink1808 soigné1821 nutty1823 toiletted1823 taut1829 spick and span1846 spicy1846 groomed1853 spiffy1853 well-groomed1865 bandboxy1870 perjinkity1880 spick-span1888 bandbox1916 tiddly1925 whip-smart1937 spit and polish1950 spit-and-polished1977 1853 D. G. Rossetti Let. 2 Nov. (1965) I. 161 The frame for my water-colour has just come in and is spiffy cheesy jammy nobby [etc.]. 1860 Slang Dict. 223 Spiffy, spruce, well-dressed. 1896 Mrs. E. Lynn Linton in Chambers's Jrnl. 25 Jan. 50 I, in my older clothes, and by no means ‘spiffy’ in my get up. 1958 T. M. Stanwell-Fletcher Clear Lands 24 This was with the comparatively new, very spiffy Canadian government's C. D. Howe. 1978 H. Wouk War & Remembrance viii. 86 She's turned into quite the spiffy New York gal. Draft additions 1993 ˈspiffily adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > pleasing fitness > [adverb] > in seemly or decorous manner comelyOE menskful?c1225 seemlyc1320 menskfullya1375 tallya1375 comelilyc1400 comelywise1440 handsomely1525 decently1552 civilly1593 decent1716 comme il faut1756 decorously1808 wise-like1822 spiffily1977 1977 Washington Post 26 Apr. b5/4 They were a very spiffily dressed bunch. 1985 R. Whelan Robert Capa ii. 29 He is spiffily dressed in a suit jacket, tie, and sweater: a radical in bourgeois clothing. ˈspiffiness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] comelinessc1350 seemlinessc1385 comeliheada1393 goodliheada1413 beseemingc1440 goodliness1449 propernessc1478 sightliness1561 handsomeness1622 speciousness1650 presentability1823 nicelookingness1865 eye appeal1916 spiffiness1981 aegyo1997 1981 N.Y. Times 30 Oct. c34/4 Mr. Marash is the bearded correspondent who seldom wears a tie, thereby offering an alternative to the sartorial spiffiness of Jim Jensen and Roland Smith. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1853
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