as in elegant
having or showing elegance
a classy seaside resort that reeks of old money
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Recent Examples of classy
Once upon a time, this kind of title would have popped up at a Landmark, playing to adults who wanted a classier night out at the movies but didn’t want to deal with subtitles.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 June 2025
They're all strapless corsets with see-through peekaboo panels and not classy.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
The colors are vibrant and the prints are whimsical, yet classy.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025
The classy fixer is back with the second season of the show.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 June 2025
They're all strapless corsets with see-through peekaboo panels and not classy.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
The colors are vibrant and the prints are whimsical, yet classy.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025
The classy fixer is back with the second season of the show.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classy
Adjective
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For the rest of her styling, Gomez wore a black gown with velvet bow detailing and an elegant French bob, proving that lilac goes with pretty much anything.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
30 June 2025
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Rivers in Ecuador, India, and Canada provide the settings for this elegant travelogue, which asks whether a natural entity, such as a river, can be regarded as a living thing.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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The building itself, majestic and graceful, holds an immediate promise of well-being.—
Rona Berg,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Her playing was poised and expressive throughout, favoring subtlety over drama and marked by graceful nuance.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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An innovation on the part of Buchan, was the glamorous female mastermind, Hilda von Einem, who vies with the handsome Irish intriguer Dominic Medina (please do read ‘Greenmantle’ and the ‘Three Hostages’) as the foil to Richard Hannay.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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The main building for what is now the Austin State Hospital is a handsome neoclassical structure designed for the asylum that chartered in 1856.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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The cake itself was fine and light, but might benefit from a soak of some kind.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Electric cars are fine, but not everyone should be forced to own one.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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“Classy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classy. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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