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spiffing
spiff S0638300 (spĭf) Informal tr.v. spiffed, spiff·ing, spiffs To make attractive, stylish, or up-to-date: spiffed up the old storefront.n. Attractiveness or charm in appearance, dress, or manners: "He may need more than spiff to get him through the bad patches ahead" (James Wolcott).
[Possibly from dialectal spiff, well-dressed.]spiffing (ˈspɪfɪŋ) adjslang old-fashioned Brit excellent; splendid[C19: probably from dialect spiff spruce, smartly dressed]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | spiffing - excellent or splendid; "that's a perfectly spiffing idea"Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdomsuperior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
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Words related to spiffingadj excellent or splendidRelated Words- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- superior
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