Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Resembling jazz in form or nature.
- adjective Slang Showy; flashy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective resembling jazz{1} especially in its rhythm.
- adjective ostentatious or strikingly styled; -- used especially of clothes.
- adjective marked by animation or performed with flair[2].
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective In the style of
jazz . - adjective
Flashy orshowy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
- adjective (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
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Examples
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Music » Guest musician Cho-Liang Lin presents a bill of what he calls jazzy, beautiful works.
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Music » Guest musician Cho-Liang Lin presents a bill of what he calls jazzy, beautiful works.
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Music » Guest musician Cho-Liang Lin presents a bill of what he calls jazzy, beautiful works.
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Music » Guest musician Cho-Liang Lin presents a bill of what he calls jazzy, beautiful works.
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Music » Guest musician Cho-Liang Lin presents a bill of what he calls jazzy, beautiful works.
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We made our way up to the second floor lounge to enjoy drinks while a live band played Disney tunes in jazzy arrangements.
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We made our way up to the second floor lounge to enjoy drinks while a live band played Disney tunes in jazzy arrangements.
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Question of the day: Which will be easier to revive, the word jazzy, or...jazz?
Obama's insipid emails are annoying Leon Wieseltier. Ann Althouse 2009
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Gulls loop above the boardwalk in jazzy little arcs.
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Gulls loop above the boardwalk in jazzy little arcs.
bilby commented on the word jazzy
"Jazzy, free-form, and sexy, Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless (A bout de souffle) helped launch the French new wave and ensured cinema would never be the same."
- theauteurs.com.
June 5, 2009
madmouth commented on the word jazzy
not to be confused with jazz. If a song's said to have a 'jazzy sort of tune to it'--run.
June 6, 2009