jazzy

[ jaz-ee ]
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adjective,jazz·i·er, jazz·i·est.
  1. pertaining to or suggestive of jazz music.

  2. Informal. active or lively.

  1. Informal. fancy or flashy: a jazzy sweater.

Origin of jazzy

1
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; jazz + -y1

Other words from jazzy

  • jazz·i·ly, adverb
  • jazz·i·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for jazzy

jazzy

/ (ˈdʒæzɪ) /


adjectivejazzier or jazziest informal
  1. of, characteristic of, or resembling jazz music

  2. gaudy or flashy: a jazzy car

Derived forms of jazzy

  • jazzily, adverb
  • jazziness, noun

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