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spiffy
spiff·y S0638400 (spĭf′ē) Informal adj. spiff·i·er, spiff·i·est Stylish in appearance or dress.tr.v. spiff·ied, spiff·y·ing, spiff·ies To make attractive, stylish, or up-to-date: spiffying up my wardrobe.
[Possibly from dialectal spiff, dandified.]
spiff′i·ly adv.spiff′i·ness n.spiffy (ˈspɪfɪ) adj, -fier or -fiestslang US and Canadian smart; stylish[C19: from dialect spiff] ˈspiffily adv ˈspiffiness nspiff•y (ˈspɪf i)
adj. spiff•i•er, spiff•i•est. Informal. smart; fine; spruce: a spiffy new convertible. [1855–60; dial. spiff well-dressed (orig. uncertain) + -y1] spiff′i•ly, adv. spiff′i•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | spiffy - marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, dapper, spruce, dashing, snappyfashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe" |
spiffy
spiffy1. adjective Very excellent, stylish, or attractive. They bought that run-down old dump and turned it into a spiffy cocktail bar. A: "That's a pretty spiffy new phone you've got!" B: "Yeah, it's the top of the line."2. verb To make (someone or something) very excellent, stylish, or attractive in appearance. Often followed by "up." I hired an interior decorator to spiffy up the house. I love to get spiffied up before a big night out with my friends. You could really stand to spiffy your wardrobe a bit.spiffy upTo make (someone or something) very excellent, stylish, or attractive in appearance. A noun or pronoun can be used between "spiffy" and "up." I hired an interior decorator to spiffy up the house. I love to get spiffied up before a big night out with my friends. You could really stand to spiffy your wardrobe up a bit.See also: spiffy, upspiffy (ˈspɪfi) mod. excellent. This is a real spiffy place you’ve got here, Sam. spiffy
spiffy/spi'fee/ 1. Said of programs having a pretty, clever, orexceptionally well-designed interface. "Have you seen thespiffy X version of empire yet?" This was commonmainstream slang during the 1940s.
2. Said sarcastically of a program that is perceived to havelittle more than a flashy interface going for it. Whichmeaning should be drawn depends delicately on tone of voiceand context.spiffy
Synonyms for spiffyadj marked by up-to-dateness in dress and mannersSynonyms- jaunty
- natty
- raffish
- rakish
- dapper
- spruce
- dashing
- snappy
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