spiffy

Meanings

Plural: spiffies

Adjective Satellite

marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

Adj

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

Noun

A dapper person.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, snappy, snazzy, spiffing, spivvy, spruce

Scrabble Score: 17

spiffy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
spiffy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
spiffy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

spiffy is a valid Words With Friends word