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spiff·y

(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.

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spiffy

(ˈspɪfɪ)

adj, -fier or -fiest

slang US and Canadian smart; stylish

[C19: from dialect spiff]

ˈspiffily adv

ˈspiffiness n

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spiff•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.

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Adj.

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, snappy

fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"

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