groovy
Americanadjective
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groovier,
comparative
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grooviest
superlative
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Slang. highly stimulating or attractive; excellent.
groovy music; a groovy car.
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inclined to follow a fixed routine.
adjective
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Origin of groovy
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While the nuptials may come with a built-in party, logistics can be anything but groovy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
With 2013’s “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke and Pharrell set out to make a groovy single in the vein of Marvin Gaye.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
The final result was a near picture-perfect replica of the Brady abode: the floating staircase, the groovy orange kitchen counters, even the famous vase destroyed by a stray basketball during a famous episode.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
I also had one of those groovy chrome arched floor lamps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
She is wearing a pair of groovy lounge pants of Dawn Celeste’s, and a Bob Marley sweatshirt of Luke Messenger’s.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
One of the groovier manifestations of truly spontaneous musical creation is the Buchla Music Easel, introduced in 1973: a modular analog synthesizer, a looping sequencer and a touch-plate keyboard.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2019
They've all tapped a groovier vibe than the DJ and producer's previous releases.
From Time ● Jun. 27, 2017
With composer Les Baxter setting Sumac’s Andean stylings and symphonic interludes against groovier beats, “Xtabay” bore no resemblance to any Peruvian music I grew up with or have heard on any trip to Peru.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2017
She’s taken their kids and fled with a wealthier, groovier man.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2014
Dodd took a ribbing from his groovier contemporaries.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2010
With the Vietnam War leading many Americans to think the nation had “lost its way,” Mr. Sutton takes us through the greatest hits of that grooviest of decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
"Bodyguard" might not be the flashiest song on Beyoncé's sprawling 27-track country debut "Cowboy Carter" but it's definitely one of the grooviest.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2024
The terrific first single is one of her grooviest, “Made Up Mind,” with slinky slide chords and bluesy riffs.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
"When are 'quarantine soul train' videos going to be a thing? Everyone dresses up in their grooviest outfits and posts their own soul train dance?!?!" another wrote.
From Fox News ● Apr. 1, 2020
An illustrated guide to Southern California breeze blocks, one of the grooviest features of Midcentury Modern architecture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2019
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