spendier; spendiest
chiefly Northwestern US : expensive

Examples of spendy in a Sentence

Seattle is generally credited with transforming coffee from a workaday drink to a trendy and spendy beverage.
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Two were in Dell’s new Plus lineup, the 16 Plus (an Editors' Choice winner) and the 16 Plus 2-in-1 ($999.99 as tested), along with the spendy LG Gram Pro 2-in-1 16 ($2,549.99 as tested). Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025 When my grocery and laundry weeks line up, that’s always spendy, plus getting a birthday gift. R29 Team, Refinery29, 5 Sep. 2025 Rodgers’s onetime home is among the most expensive listings currently available in Connecticut outside of the famously spendy town of Greenwich. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 July 2025 At $37, the roll is pretty spendy, considering the scant lobster on the bun. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for spendy

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spendy was in 1984

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“Spendy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spendy. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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