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ritzy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective ritzy has 1 sense
- ritzy(s = adj.all) Array - luxuriously elegant; Array Derived form noun ritz2
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ritzy, adj. (ritzier, ritziest) colloq.
1 high-class, luxurious.
2 ostentatiously smart.
1 high-class, luxurious.
2 ostentatiously smart.
Derivative
ritzily adv. ritziness n.
Etymology
Ritz, the name of luxury hotels f. C. Ritz, Swiss hotel-owner d. 1918
THESAURUS
ritzy
Babylonian, Corinthian, awe-inspiring, awful, barbaric, braw, chic, classy, clothes-conscious, cosmopolitan, dapper, dashing, deluxe, dressed to advantage, dressed to kill, elaborate, elegant, exquisite, extravagant, fancy, fine, genteel, glorious, grand, grandiose, imposing, impressive, jaunty, luxurious, magnificent, majestic, natty, neat, nifty, nobby, noble, palatial, plush, posh, princely, proud, recherche, sharp, sleek, smart, smug, snazzy, soigne, soignee, sophisticated, spiffy, splendacious, splendid, splendiferous, spruce, stately, style-conscious, sumptuous, superb, superfancy, superfine, swank, swanky, swell, tricksy, trig, trim, well-dressed, well-groomed
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