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spiffy

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspɪfɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈspɪfi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(spif′ē)

Inflections of 'spiffy' (adj):

spiffier: adj comparative

spiffiest: adj superlative

spiff•y /ˈspɪfi/USA pronunciation adj., -i•er, i•est. [Informal.]

smart;
fine;
neat:a spiffy new convertible.

spiff•y (spif′ē),USA pronunciation adj., spiff•i•er, spiff•i•est. [Informal.]

spruce; smart;
fine.

Also, spif•fing (spif′ing);
USA pronunciation [esp. Brit.,] spivvy, spivving.

dialect, dialectal spiff well-dressed (origin, originally uncertain) + -y¹ 1855–60

spiff′i•ly, adv.
spiff′i•ness, n.

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spiffy /ˈspɪfɪ/ adj ( -fier, -fiest)

US Canadian slang smart; stylish

Etymology: 19th Century: from dialect spiffˈspiffily adv

'spiffy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

spiv - spiff - spivvy

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