spiffy

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I find it hard to believe since I only knew you when you dressed so spiffy -- your clothes so neat and pressed, your blonde hair coifed to perfection.

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  1. adjective Smart in appearance or dress; stylish.
  2. transitive verb To make attractive, stylish, or up-to-date: spiffying up my wardrobe.

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  • How does that sound Anna thought she'd made the whole thing sound pretty doggone spiffy, but both girls hung their heads. —  one
  • The tower attracted large national chains that had not previously ventured into the area, including Home Depot, clothing store H&M and the spiffy organization products store the Container Store. —  The Real Deal New York - Latest News
  • I find it hard to believe since I only knew you when you dressed so spiffy -- your clothes so neat and pressed, your blonde hair coifed to perfection. —  post-gazette.com - News
  • I love these cards because it has minor league guys posed in what looks like their spiffy high school yearbook pictures. —  We Should Be GM's
  • I've got a houseful of TV's, including a couple of big, spiffy, state of the art Hi-Defs with DirecTV, —  Marc Cooper
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  1. Possibly from dialectal spiff, dandified.

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  1. Origin obscure.
 

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/ˈspɪfi/
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