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[klas-ee, klah-see]
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adjective, class·i·er, class·i·est. Informal.

of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.

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elegant, fashionable, high-class, posh, chic, dashing, exclusive, mod, modish, select, sharp, superior, swanky, in, swank, tony, uptown

Origin of classy

First recorded in 1890–95; class + -y1
Related formsclass·i·ly, adverbclass·i·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for classy

classy

adjective classier or classiest

informal elegant; stylish
Derived Formsclassily, adverbclassiness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for classy
adj.

"pertaining to or characteristic of a (high) class," 1891, from class (n.) + -y (2). Related: Classily; classiness.

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