deftig

  1. proper, decent
  2. stylish, distinguished, genteel (showing high social class)
  3. pompous

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɛf.təx/
Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Middle Low German [Term?]. Equivalent to deft + -ig. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *daftī (“fitting, suitable”).

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