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.
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The spiffy new high-speed train, Al Boraq, can also shuttle travelers up and down the country. Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 26 May 2025 But Jon Favreau directed an impressive, imaginative remake in 2016, making spiffy use of CGI in order to make the story's anthropomorphic animals a little more lifelike. Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 10 May 2025 Their hope had to be that a lost vote from the power alliance or a spiffy advantage from someone on the outs would shake up the game. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 May 2025 This year’s Met Gala theme is inspired by Black dandyism, so expect to see your faves dressed in their spiffy, sartorial best. Abby Monteil, Them., 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for spiffy

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 2 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

spiffy

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

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