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groovy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective groovy has 2 senses
- groovy(s = adj.all) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
- groovy(s = adj.all) swagger - (British informal) very chic; "groovy clothes"
CIDE DICTIONARY
groovy, a.
- Very pleasant or very enjoyable; marvelous; wonderful; excellent; -- expressing strong approval, usually of enjoyable experiences. [WordNet 1.5]
- Very chic; as, groovy clothes. [WordNet 1.5]
- same as hip. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
groovy, adj. (groovier, grooviest)
1 sl. fashionable and exciting; enjoyable, excellent.
2 of or like a groove.
1 sl. fashionable and exciting; enjoyable, excellent.
2 of or like a groove.
Derivative
groovily adv. grooviness n.
THESAURUS
groovy
OK, ace-high, bad, bang-up, bonzer, boss, bully, but good, cool, corking, crackerjack, dandy, delicious, divine, ducky, fab, fine and dandy, gear, glorious, go-go, goody, great, heavy, hep, hip, hot, hunky-dory, into, jam-up, just dandy, keen, marvy, mean, neat, nifty, nobby, okay, on the beam, out of sight, peachy, peachy-keen, really into, ripping, rum, scrumptious, slap-up, smashing, solid, something else, spiffing, spiffy, stunning, swell, tough, with it, wizard
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