spiffy

Meaning

Adj

Dapper; fine or neat, especially in style of clothing or other appearance.

Noun

A dapper person.

Synonyms

spruce

dapper

smart

natty

rakish

jaunty

elegant

chic

snappy

raffish

dashing

debonair

dressy

fancy

fine

hardheaded

ingenious

intelligent

knowing

neat

nifty

parlous

politic

posh

pretty

prim

quaint

sharp

sharp-witted

spark plug

stylish

trig

trim

well groomed

nobby

well-dressed

sparkish

alert

P.G. Wodehouse

awake

bijou

brainy

cagey

cagy

canny

clever

comely

cute

dandy

Translations

schick

şık

kess

ζωηρός

κομψός

έξυπνος

περιποιημένος

épicéa

épinette

pimpant

fissa

elegante

pulcro

apuesto

pulido

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈspɪfi/

Etymology

Unknown. Attested in print from 1852 (see quotations below). Compare the noun spiff, attested from 1859, as well as spiffing (1872) and spiffed (1881), suggesting participle forms of a related verb. Compare also spiv (“a smartly-dressed criminal”), attested from the 20th century.