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.
Recent Examples on the Web The only difference is switching up the color, which, in turn, gives the entire look a spiffy seasonal touch-up. Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024 Just take the spiffy velvet suits of Francis Ford Coppola in the 1970s, or the jazzy short-sleeve shirts and bomber jackets of Spike Lee in the ’90s, or the bold colors and bottle sunglasses of Agnès Varda throughout every stage of her decades-long career. Liam Hess, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spiffy 

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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 1 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

spiffy

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

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