spiffy

Dressed quite smartly

Spiffy means smart, stylish, or impressively neat in appearance.

The word carries a cheerful, slightly old-fashioned tone: He looked spiffy in his new suit.

It can describe anything polished or spruced up: a spiffy new website, a spiffy paint job.

dapper

natty

Smartly dressed

  • spruceNeat; also a conifer
  • neatOrderly, or undiluted
  • trimRemove unwanted edges

groomed · polished · jaunty · debonair · well-turned-out · dashing · crisp · snappy · put-together · kempt

stylish

chic

Tasteful, current flair

voguish · hip · swank · swanky · snazzy · ritzy · sharp · smart · sleek · classy

polished

gleaming

Reflecting light brightly

pristine · immaculate · spotless · sparkling · buffed · waxed · slick · smooth · refined · impeccable

flashy

jazzy

Showy and lively

glitzy · splashy · loud · bold · vibrant · funky · groovy · peppy · lively · zesty

Categories
Opposites
appearance/style quality

spiffyshabby

Worn and neglected

scruffy · frumpy · dowdy · disheveled · unkempt

condition/state

spiffyshabby

Worn and neglected

worn · threadbare · tattered · dingy · ratty

stylishness/fashion

spiffydowdy

Unstylish in appearance

frumpy · unfashionable · unstylish · dumpy · drab

Phrases
Family

spiff, spiffed, spiffier, spiffing, spiffiest, spiffiness

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G