ritzy

ritzy

adj \ˈrit-sē\

ritz·i·erritz·i·est

Definition of RITZY

1

: snobbish

2

: impressively or ostentatiously fancy or stylish : fashionable, posh <a ritzy nightclub>

— ritz·i·ness noun

Examples of RITZY

1. <I don't appreciate your ritzy advice about whom I “should” associate with.>

Origin of RITZY

Ritz hotels, noted for their opulence

First Known Use: 1920

Related to RITZY

Synonyms: aristocratic, elitist, high-hat, persnickety, potty, snobbish, snobby, snooty, snotty, toffee-nosed [chiefly British]

Related Words: aloof, arrogant, bumptious, haughty, high-and-mighty, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-handed, hoity-toity, huffish, huffy, imperious, lordly, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, supercilious, superior, toplofty (also topliftical), uppity; biggety (or biggity) [Southern & Midland], bigheaded, egoistic (also egoistical), egotistic (or egotistical), prideful, self-conceited, self-important, self-satisfied, smug, stuck-up, swelled-headed, swellheaded

Near Antonyms: democratic, egalitarian; egoless, humble, modest, unpretentious; antielitist, antisnob

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Rhymes with RITZY

bitsy, ditzy, glitzy, schizy