Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Stylish in appearance or dress.
- transitive verb To make attractive, stylish, or up-to-date.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Spruce; well-dressed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective informal
Dapper ;fine orneat , especially instyle ofclothing or otherappearance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Plus, they come in spiffy designs like mod half-globes and minimalist cylinders.
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Bookshelf to the left of me crammed with Uni work, textbooks, folders, magazines in spiffy holders, a framed Strategy Award. lol.
What's on Your Desk? 2008
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There was live music at a nice (low) volume, polite inobtrusive wait-staff in spiffy uniforms, everything was perfect including the decor.
You know you live or you've lived in Mexico when........ 2005
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There was live music at a nice (low) volume, polite inobtrusive wait-staff in spiffy uniforms, everything was perfect including the decor.
You know you live or you've lived in Mexico when........ 2005
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There was live music at a nice (low) volume, polite inobtrusive wait-staff in spiffy uniforms, everything was perfect including the decor.
You know you live or you've lived in Mexico when........ 2005
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There was live music at a nice (low) volume, polite inobtrusive wait-staff in spiffy uniforms, everything was perfect including the decor.
You know you live or you've lived in Mexico when........ 2005
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There was live music at a nice (low) volume, polite inobtrusive wait-staff in spiffy uniforms, everything was perfect including the decor.
You know you live or you've lived in Mexico when........ 2005
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There was live music at a nice (low) volume, polite inobtrusive wait-staff in spiffy uniforms, everything was perfect including the decor.
You know you live or you've lived in Mexico when........ 2005
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There was live music at a nice (low) volume, polite inobtrusive wait-staff in spiffy uniforms, everything was perfect including the decor.
You know you live or you've lived in Mexico when........ 2005
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There was live music at a nice (low) volume, polite inobtrusive wait-staff in spiffy uniforms, everything was perfect including the decor.
You know you live or you've lived in Mexico when........ 2005
myth17 commented on the word spiffy
Delhi’s metro train is one of India’s spiffiest bits of infrastructure.
August 5, 2012
bilby commented on the word spiffy
Especially when the power's on.
August 5, 2012