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  • adjective comparative form of swanky: more swanky

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Examples

  • A nice martini is bit swankier, a bit more refined, and the type of deal you can take your girl friends and coworkers too.

    Pazza Notte Is All About The 2 for 1 (Fruity) Martinis | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2010

  • James Kronzer's clubhouse set is suitably sporty, but some of the swankier dresses by costume designer Kathleen Geldard look as if they could use another fitting.

    Theater review: 'Fox on the Fairway' at Signature Theatre Peter Marks 2010

  • This place was definitely swankier than Ocha, decor was certainly appealing, and the place was bustling.

    Lunch’er “Jon” Reports: Ocha vs. Aoki | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2009

  • It will add 1,400 spots—the largest public parking infusion along the New Haven line in years—but the influx has again stirred up a long-simmering issue in the Nutmeg State's swankier districts.

    Where Spots Are Hot Shelly Banjo 2011

  • Progressively the events have become swankier and more memorable (Indian dinner party in costume!) and the guest list has grown to a hysterical batch of people.

    Cator Sparks: The Art of the RSVP 2010

  • In which case, let's not pretend that there are any swankier brands than Chanel and Prada though as I mentioned in a previous column, I'm a big fan of Ralph Lauren where ski kit is concerned — see their ski range post-Christmas, which is when they, quite sensibly, put it out onto the shop floor.

    The Whole Ski Kit and Kaboodle Tina Gaudoin 2010

  • The financial demands of raising a child require that money you otherwise might use to prepare for retirement, or to save for a nicer house, a sportier car or a swankier vacation, must, out of necessity, be earmarked for Lego sets and pediatrician visits and school uniforms and Christmas toys and a college savings account and a minivan and a trip to Disneyland ... and lots of, well, chicken nuggets.

    The 15 Money Rules Kids Should Learn Jeff D. Opdyke 2010

  • There are swankier places to stay in Vieques -- that W, for one, and some lavish rental villas -- but Hix Island House is a reminder that less really can be more.

    Special Report: Hidden Caribbean Forbes Life Staff 2010

  • The financial demands of raising a child require that money you otherwise might use to prepare for retirement, or to save for a nicer house, a sportier car or a swankier vacation, must, out of necessity, be earmarked for Lego sets and pediatrician visits and school uniforms and Christmas toys and a college savings account and a minivan and a trip to Disneyland ... and lots of, well, chicken nuggets.

    The 15 Money Rules Kids Should Learn Jeff D. Opdyke 2010

  • The financial demands of raising a child require that money you otherwise might use to prepare for retirement, or to save for a nicer house, a sportier car or a swankier vacation, must, out of necessity, be earmarked for Lego sets and pediatrician visits and school uniforms and Christmas toys and a college savings account and a minivan and a trip to Disneyland ... and lots of, well, chicken nuggets.

    The 15 Money Rules Kids Should Learn Jeff D. Opdyke 2010

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