spiffy
17
7.8
- adjective
- /ˈspɪfi/
- Informal
- Boy, do you look spiffy.
- look spiffy
- spiffy new
- spiffy blue shirt
Examples
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You look absolutely spiffy in that new suit.
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She'd lost weight and wore her hair cropped short and a tweed jacket over blue jeans, a "spiffy look" I told her.
Fiction book (2000) -
It's pretty spiffy, especially compared to the old ones.
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People always said it looked spiffy on me.
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You're looking nice and spiffy, dad.
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We're gonna look spiffy, Moose.
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She runs a spiffy house up there too.
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Rather a spiffy little bus, don't you think so?
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Bells are pealing all over the city, and Arthur's looking mighty spiffy in his new suit.
Blog text (18) -
Pete pulls up to the guard kiosk in his spiffy yellow convertible Plymouth.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
∞
2.2
Fashionable and attractive to many people
165
4.1
Being elegant and stylish and showing good taste
163
3.3
Having an attractive, stylish look that shows good taste
80
2.6
Popular now because it follows the current style
78
2.0
Clothes or rooms that look fashionable and attractive
77
3.5
Elegant and fashionable in a simple, modern way
70
3.1
Very fashionable and popular now
59
8.8
Very stylish and liked by many people
50
2.4
Wearing neat, clean clothes that look smart, like a suit or nice shirt
49
3.7
Having a neat, stylish appearance from careful grooming
35
4.3
Attractive and stylish in a confident, lively way
20
6.2
Neat and stylish in the way a man dresses
19
7.4
Very stylish and expensive-looking, like a fancy car or hotel
18
2.4
Looks neat, clean, and fashionable
17
7.2
Bright and stylish in a way that draws attention
13
3.6
Suitable for formal events like a wedding or party
11
6.3
Lively and cheerful in a confident, stylish way
11
3.8
Stylish and neat in appearance, often because of clothes or hair
9
7.5
Expensive and fashionable, showing that someone has money
4
8.4
Having a smart, lively, and slightly bold look or manner
3
8.1
Dressed in a neat and stylish way
1
4.6
Neat and attractive, often dressed or decorated for a special occasion
1
7.4
Dressed in nice clothes or made to look neat and attractive
1
4.8
Looking neat and stylish
1
9.6
Looking stylish and attractive
1
9.9
Having a fashionable, attractive look, like new clothes or a neat room
1
8.9
Looks stylish and confident in a cool way
1
9.2
Attractive and stylish in a bold, showy way
1
9.9
Looks very stylish and attractive
1
3.4
Looking fashionable and attractive in a way people admire
1
4.0
Very fashionable and neatly dressed
1
7.8
Wearing stylish, elegant clothes
Having bright, stylish clothes or decorations that look showy for parties
Antonyms
How Stylish
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spiffy probably comes from the old word spiff, which meant 'to make neat' and appears in the phrase spiff up, meaning to clean or smarten something. So, spiffy means neat and stylish because it describes something that has been 'spiffed up'.