def

Definition of defnext
slang
as in now
keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment of the rappers on the scene, he was definitely the most def

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Adjective
  • But when talking to the now mom of two, there’s a different version of her that emerges.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
  • At the time, he was being held in Salt Lake County Metro Jail following a November arrest for violating a pretrial protective order against his now ex-wife, Alexiana Smokoff.
    Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • What space the library does have is overwhelmingly downtown.
    Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Shawn Gao, manager of the downtown Chinese restaurant Magnolia's agreed.
    Samantha Chaney, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • For a nightcap, wander over to nearby Nê Cocktail bar, one of Hanoi’s hippest watering holes.
    Tamara Hinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2026
  • But a vampire-centric film — up against a dramedy/thriller — was perhaps a bridge too far for even a hipper Academy.
    Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The ballet flat silhouette is stylish.
    Alex Sales, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Set in a secluded Catalonian villa, the irksomely stylish story centers on a rich family living in insulated excess until an outsider disrupts their precarious peace.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Def.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/def. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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