groovy

[ groo-vee ]

/ ˈgru vi /

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adjective, groov·i·er, groov·i·est.

Slang. highly stimulating or attractive; excellent: groovy music; a groovy car.

inclined to follow a fixed routine.

Nearby words

groove, groove of nail matrix, grooved, grooved fricative, grooving saw, groovy, grope, groper, groping, gropius, gropius, walter

Origin of groovy

First recorded in 1850–55; groove + -y¹

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Examples from the Web for groovy

These doctors make “conscious uncoupling” sound so groovy that actually being together begins to seem a little dowdy and dull.
Seriously Gwyneth? WTF Is ‘Conscious Uncoupling’?|Tim Teeman|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Groovy, catchy, and refreshingly simple, it may be Gaga's most straightforward pop song yet.
Lady Gaga and R. Kelly’s ‘Do What U Want’ Is Pure Pop Heaven|Kevin Fallon|October 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
No longer do the authors proclaim, “We must destroy the myth that we have to be groovy, free chicks.”
The Sex Book That Hit the Spot|Jessica Bennett|September 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And it is a groove; perhaps there was never anything so groovy.
All Things Considered|G. K. Chesterton

But Mrs. Otway was much more original and more impulsive, thus far less “groovy,” than the people among whom her lot was cast.
Good Old Anna|Marie Belloc Lowndes

British Dictionary definitions for groovy

groovy

/ (ˈɡruːvɪ) /

adjective groovier or grooviest

slang, often jocular attractive, fashionable, or exciting

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