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spivvy

/ˈspɪvi/

spivvy adjective: of, related to, or resembling a spiv; flashy but often also seedy.

Adjective

spivvy (comparative spivvier, superlative spivviest)

  1. Of, related to, or resembling a spiv; flashy but often also seedy.
    • To the south, though, the explosive-crammed pod rushed over spivvy streets, directly above a barricade at the borders of Aspic and Barrackham.2004, China Miéville, Iron Council, Del Rey trade paperback ed., published 2005, →ISBN, page 464
    Synonyms:
    spiffy, spivved, spivvish

spivvy meaning in Bengali

spivvy in Bengali

স্পিভ সম্পর্কিত, জমকালো কিন্তু প্রায়শই অপরিচ্ছন্ন

Synonyms of spivvy

Forms of spivvy

comparativespivvier
superlativespivviest

Origin of spivvy

From spiv + -y.

Words formed from spivvy

Questions about spivvy

What does spivvy mean?
Spivvy means of, related to, or resembling a spiv; flashy but often also seedy.
What is spivvy in Bengali?
Spivvy in Bengali is স্পিভ সম্পর্কিত, জমকালো কিন্তু প্রায়শই অপরিচ্ছন্ন. See Spivvy meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is spivvy?
Spivvy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce spivvy?
Spivvy is pronounced /ˈspɪvi/.

Words near spivvy in the dictionary

  1. spivvery
  2. spivvier
  3. spivviest
  4. spivvily
  5. spivvish
  6. spivvy
  7. Spix's guan
  8. Spix's guans
  9. Spixworth
  10. spizelline
  11. spizine

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