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spritzy

spritzy adjective: light and effervescent. Also the alternative form of spritzig.

Adjective

spritzy (comparative spritzier, superlative spritziest)

  1. Light and effervescent.
    • The finale begins with one of Haydn's spritziest tunes, parsimoniously unharmonized, with only a single cello rocking back and forth on the keynote G.1995, Michael Steinberg, The Symphony: A Listener's Guide, page 211

Also used as

spritzy is also the alternative form of spritzig.

Forms of spritzy

comparativespritzier
superlativespritziest

Words formed from spritzy

Questions about spritzy

What does spritzy mean?
Spritzy means light and effervescent.
What part of speech is spritzy?
Spritzy is an adjective.

Words near spritzy in the dictionary

  1. spritziest
  2. spritzig
  3. spritziness
  4. spritzing
  5. spritzings
  6. spritzy
  7. sprivivirus
  8. spriviviruses
  9. Sproat
  10. Sproats
  11. sproc

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