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[ jaz-ee ] / ˈdʒæz i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jazzy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, jazz·i·er, jazz·i·est.pertaining to or suggestive of jazz music. Informal. active or lively. Informal. fancy or flashy: a jazzy sweater. Origin of jazzyAn Americanism dating back to 1915–20; jazz + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM jazzyjazz·i·ly, adverbjazz·i·ness, nounWords nearby jazzyjazz-rock, jazz shoe, jazz singer, jazz up, jazzwoman, jazzy, J-bar lift, JC, J.C.B., JCC, J.C.D. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jazzyAm I the only person who thinks that “Happy” has a jazzy, Les McCann-ish beat? Can Lady Gaga Do Jazz?|Ted Gioia|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Our panel gave her generally high marks on singing, and they especially praised her jazzy take on “I Kissed a Girl.” Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D, Reviewed by Teenagers|Ramin Setoodeh|July 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST Laurenti wowed at the Boston auditions with her jazzy performance of “Blue Skies” and won fans with her Footloose-inspired story. Best and Worst American Idol Auditions|The Daily Beast Video|January 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST Music not jazzy enough, and she says 'the floor is gritty'; we'll have to fix that. Under the Law|Edwina Stanton Babcock
The crying voice of the gambling-house barker rode in over the clang and brass of jazzy music, but he couldn't turn the tip. The Glory of Ippling|Helen M. Urban By the time I debarked for the fifth time, I was whistling the tune with jazzy improvisations in a mixed-up tempo. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom|Cory Doctorow More capricious and jazzy measures have their day but the waltz endures forever! Blacksheep! Blacksheep!|Meredith Nicholson
British Dictionary definitions for jazzy
adjective jazzier or jazziest informalof, characteristic of, or resembling jazz music gaudy or flashya jazzy car Derived forms of jazzyjazzily, adverbjazziness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to jazzyzippy, sexy, flashy, lively, animated, exciting, gaudy, salacious, smart, snazzy, spirited, vivacious, wild, zestful |