snazzy

Adjective

snazzy (comparative snazzier, superlative snazziest)

1. (slang) Appealing or stylish in appearance or manner; classy, flashy.
   • [Y]ou come here with your ritzy ways and your snazzy talk, and right from the start you start shoving your nose into things that aren't your business.1952, John Wyndham [pseudonym; John Wyndham Harris], “Dumb Martian”, in The Seeds of Time, London: Michael Joseph, published November 1974, →ISBN, page 214
   • The snazziest tune here is another murmuring cover—this time, Todd Rundgren's "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference."1999 October, “Reviews [review of Alison Kraus’s Forget About It (1999)]”, in Alan Light, editor, Spin, volume 15, number 10, New York, N.Y.: Camouflage Associates, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 155, column 1

   Synonyms:

   cool, smart

   1. (slang) Of a person: elegant in dressing; of clothes: elegant, fashionable.
      • a snazzy dresser
      • "Men come in and have no hesitancy about buying jazzbo neckties, "snazzy" collars, passianate^([sic – meaning passionate?]) hats or thunderous hosiery, but they lower their voices and cast their eyes from side to side to avoid detection when they say they want to purchase a two-ply undergarment,"...1922 November 12, “Using wool clothes before cold comes”, in The Duluth Sunday News Tribune, volume 54, number 183, Duluth, Minn.: News Tribune Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7, column 2
2. (slang) Adept or ingenious in behaviour or operation; excellent, nifty.
   • Those Friday afternoon dances in the gym are really snazzy.1938 April 17, Jane Murdock, “Friday afternoon dances”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page PY8
   • Certainly, of those migrating to the iPhone from other devices, a good number of them are former Treo users who found Apple's device to be a souped-up, snazzier and even easier-to-use version of the Treo.2009 January 8, Suzanne Choney, “Palm Unveils Pre Smartphone Device, New OS: Company Looks to Get Back in Race with Research in Motion, Apple”, in MSNBC, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2009

   Synonyms:

   cool, smart

   Antonyms:

   crappy, duff, lame, naff, rubbishy