spiffier; spiffiest
: fine looking : smart
a spiffy sports jacket
spiffily adverb
spiffiness noun

Examples of spiffy in a Sentence

She looked very spiffy in her new dress.
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The spiffy, buttoned-up looks that Chalamet wears while in-character are a drastic departure from his off-duty, personal style. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2024 Although its growth into ten houses within the larger village, a small café and extensive art studios (complete with a spiffy smokeless Sasukenei kiln) was slow and organic, there was always an emphasis on the preservation of heritage. Ann Abel, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 The desire to look spiffy seems to have spread beyond these supposedly do-gooder labels, such as Loro Piana and Cucinelli. Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 18 July 2024 The militias received spiffy new battle fatigues and automatic rifles but no training or oversight. Sarah Chayes, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2021 See all Example Sentences for spiffy 

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spiffy was in 1853

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“Spiffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spiffy. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

spiffy

adjective
spiffier; spiffiest
: fine looking : smart
a spiffy sports jacket

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