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CLASSY (classier, classiest)

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IPA (US): 

Irregular inflected forms: classier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, classiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does classy mean? 

CLASSY (adjective)
  The adjective CLASSY has 1 sense:

1. elegant and fashionableplay

  Familiarity information: CLASSY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLASSY (adjective)

 Declension: comparative and superlative 
Comparative: classier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Superlative: classiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Elegant and fashionable

Synonyms:

classy; posh; swish

Context example:

a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac

Similar:

fashionable; stylish (having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Derivation:

class (elegance in dress or behavior)


 Context examples 


Once Mercury is out of retrograde, March 9, spend a little money on yourself—go to the salon or barbershop for a classy haircut, choose a treatment at the spa, or choose some new clothes for the coming season.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)



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