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spiffy

[spif-ee] / ˈspɪf i /


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Lake Park Bistro — Lake Park Bistro has the kind of delightfully old-school French restaurant feel that starts at the grand entrance and continues with white tablecloths and waiters in spiffy uniforms.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Scheets and other young entrepreneurs are also driving the trend by capitalizing on demand for full-service cleans to keep America’s aging fleet of vehicles looking spiffy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

“And now they look all spiffy and nice.”

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

It’s really a quite spiffy and spectacular look.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2023

I wore my new outfit and wig, feeling spiffy.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

But he sounds a little jealous when talking about the sturdier and spiffier tan hats state troopers wear.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 11, 2018

Only four unbeaten teams remained in the Football Bowl Subdivision, and Washington’s 9-0 season looked even spiffier.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2016

Target is restoring its cool with spiffier merchandise and presentations that have helped perk up sales and customer visits over the past year.

From US News ● Sep. 16, 2015

Any minimalist arrangement spiffier than a box spring on a bare floor is perfectly fine.

From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2014

He still hadn’t gone back to work, but I thought he never looked haler or heartier, or neater or spiffier.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Center Theatre Group’s “50th Celebration,” which gathered celebrities, devoted patrons, philanthropists and swells in their spiffiest attire for a Saturday night shindig at the Ahmanson, was more than a star-studded evening of entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2017

Most DreamWorks movies credit two directors and several writers, and play like the spiffiest vaudeville.

From Time ● Mar. 27, 2010

His uniforms were the spiffiest, his medals the most splendiferous and his enemies the most fearful.

From Time Magazine Archive




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