groovy

[groo-vee]

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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.

Origin of groovy

First recorded in 1850–55; groove + -y¹

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Related Words for groovy

nifty, fabulous, neat, far-out, boss, chic, deep, excellent, fantastic, great, hip, sensational, splendid, super, swell, trendy, unorthodox, way-out, wild, rad

Examples from the Web for groovy

Contemporary Examples of 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
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
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

Historical Examples of groovy

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

adjective groovier or grooviest

slang, often jocular attractive, fashionable, or exciting

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Word Origin and History for groovy

adj.

1853 in literal sense of "pertaining to a groove," from groove (n.) + -y (2). Slang sense of "first-rate, excellent" is 1937, American English, from jazz slang phrase in the groove (1932) "performing well (without grandstanding.)" As teen slang for "wonderful," it dates from c.1941; popularized 1960s, out of currency by 1980. Related: Grooviness.