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class·y

(klăs′ē)

adj. class·i·er, class·i·est Informal

Highly stylish; elegant.

class′i·ness n.

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classy

(ˈklɑːsɪ)

adj, classier or classiest

informal elegant; stylish

ˈclassily adv

ˈclassiness n

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class•y

(ˈklæs i, ˈklɑ si)

adj. class•i•er, class•i•est.

Informal. of high quality, rank, or grade; stylish.

[1890–95]

class′i•ness, n.

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Adj.

classy - elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes"; "a classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child

posh, swish

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

stylish, fashionable - having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress; "a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey"; "the stylish resort of Gstadd"

classy

adjective (Informal) high-class, select, exclusive, superior, elegant, stylish, posh (informal, chiefly Brit.), swish (informal, chiefly Brit.), up-market, urbane, swanky (informal), top-drawer, ritzy (slang), high-toned Her parents lived in Rome's classy Monte Mario quarter.

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classy

adjective

Informal. Being or in accordance with the current fashion:

à la mode, chic, dashing, fashionable, mod, modish, posh, smart, stylish, swank, swanky, trig.

Informal: in, sharp, snappy, swish, tony, trendy.

Slang: with-it.

Idioms: all the rage, up to the minute.

Translations

nobel

huppé

di classe

classy

[ˈklɑːsɪ] ADJ (classier (compar) (classiest (superl))) → elegante, de buen tono

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classy

[ˈklɑːsi] adj

[performance] → de grande classe

[brand] → de luxe

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classy

adj (+er) (inf) → nobel (inf), → exklusiv; classy hotel → eine Nobelherberge (inf); a classy woman → eine Klassefrau (inf)

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classy

[ˈklɑːsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → di classe, chic inv

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