spiffing
spiffing · more spiffing · most spiffing
Very good, excellentVery good, excellent.
/ˈspɪfɪŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(UK, colloquial, dated)Very good, excellent.
We're having a picnic at the races — how spiffing!
excellent or splendid
(UK, colloquial, dated)Smart or appealing in dress or appearance.
I say, that outfit is simply spiffing.
2007, "Spiffing new image", Times Online, London, 18 May (retrieved 14 June 2007), Spiffing new image: ITV is developing an updated version of Spitting Image, with CGI graphics.
Forms
more spiffing, most spiffing| Comparative | more spiffing Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most spiffing Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedspiffingly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.