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NIFTY (niftier, niftiest)
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, niftiest Dictionary entry overview: What does nifty mean?
• NIFTY (adjective)
The adjective NIFTY has 1 sense:
1. very good
Familiarity information: NIFTY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Superlative: niftiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very good
Synonyms:
bang-up; bully; corking; cracking; dandy; great; groovy; keen; neat; nifty; not bad; old; peachy; slap-up; smashing; swell
Context example:
we had a grand old time
Similar:
good (having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Context examples
"That guy's Mart Eden. He's nifty with his mits, lemme tell you that, an' he'll eat you alive if you monkey with 'm."
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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