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tonier

tonier is the comparative form of tony.

Meaning of tony

Adjective

tony (comparative tonier, superlative toniest)

  1. (Canada, US, informal) Stylish, high-toned, upscale.
    • “He’d scorn it. You heard what he said to-night,” answered Ben. “Never mind that. He’s got tony notions, but he isn’t a pamby, for all his talk.[…]”1890 March 29, Vi Van Duzen, “The Strike of the Q. Q.’s”, in Lucy Stone, H[enry] B[rowne] Blackwell, Alice Stone Blackwell, editors, The Woman’s Journal, volume XXI, number 13, Boston, Mass., →ISSN...
    Synonyms:
    swank

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Questions about tonier

What is tonier the comparative form of?
Tonier is the comparative form of tony.

Words near tonier in the dictionary

  1. tonicking
  2. tonicks
  3. tonicoclonic
  4. tonics
  5. tonics and gins
  6. tonier
  7. tonies
  8. toniest
  9. tonification
  10. tonifications
  11. tonified

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