spiffy

adjective \ ˈspi-fē \

Definition of spiffy

spiffier; spiffiest

:fine looking :smart

a spiffy sports jacket

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spiffily

play \ˈspi-fə-lē\ adverb

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spiffiness

play \ˈspi-fē-nəs\ noun

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Examples of spiffy in a Sentence

She looked very spiffy in her new dress.

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With the new field and lighting, Medina High School has a spiffy new showcase for its athletic teams and marching band.

— ann norman, cleveland.com, "Medina High School christens new artificial turf field at tonight's football matchup with Lakewood," 25 Aug. 2017
Touches of beauty — spiffy hats, cascades of bougainvillea, rococo arrangements of fruit — create oases of light and pleasure.

— marina harss, New York Times, "Between Birth and Death, Some Dancing and a Little Mystery," 21 Aug. 2017
Dean and Kristina lounge on some spiffy pillows and talk about their difficult childhoods, and then Lacey arrives.

— elizabeth logan, Glamour, "'Bachelor in Paradise' Season 4 Episode 1 Recap: Paradise Starts, Production Stops," 14 Aug. 2017
A very spiffy Ryan in a tux replacing Gabi's ex, with the silliness of the tweet naturally accruing a bunch of likes and RTs.

— devon ivie, Teen Vogue, "Ryan Reynolds Photoshopped Over Teen's Ex-Boyfriend in Prom Pictures," 6 July 2017
Mosaic and stranded knitting makes these socks spiffy.

— mary mooney, OregonLive.com, "Ravelry roundup: Colorful patterns to capture summer's glory," 29 June 2017
Pitchers James Paxton — who is Canadian — and Danny Valencia got all spiffy in matching Canadian tuxedos.

— stefanie loh, The Seattle Times, "Edgar Martinez goes disco, James Paxton, Danny Valencia don Canadian tuxedos in Mariners dress-up day," 12 June 2017
Our server on one visit happily answered our inquiries about the no-longer-in-use-but-still-spiffy train station and other points of local interest.

— carla meyer, sacbee.com, "This Placer County barbecue spot is a (literally) hidden gem," 1 June 2017
Air New Zealand offers the only non-stop flight from the U.S. to Rarotonga, a nine-hour flight on a new Boeing 777, with seats in economy, business and premium business (including spiffy flat-bed seats).

— anne z. cooke, sacbee.com, "Back to the future on the Cook Islands," 25 May 2017

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