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spiffier

spiffier is the comparative form of spiffy.

Meaning of spiffy

Adjective

spiffy (comparative spiffier, superlative spiffiest)

  1. (informal) Dapper; fine or neat, especially in style of clothing or other appearance.
    • He was “great” (as he expressed it) with the Bloomer who kept the bar where their club was held, and whom he styled “a spiffy girl,” and who had been graciously pleased to accept of a pair of very Brummagem-looking earrings, set with paste diamonds, with which he had presented her.1852, “How Jeremiah Tubbs became engaged in the Irish elections of 1852”, in New Monthly Magazine and Humorist, page 66
    Synonyms:
    snazzy, spiffing, spivvy

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Questions about spiffier

What is spiffier the comparative form of?
Spiffier is the comparative form of spiffy.

Words near spiffier in the dictionary

  1. spifes
  2. spiff
  3. spiff up
  4. spiffed
  5. spiffed up
  6. spiffier
  7. spiffies
  8. spiffiest
  9. spiffily
  10. spiffiness
  11. spiffing

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