groovy
Americanadjective
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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
Etymology
Origin of groovy
Example Sentences
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Sullivan said his son was "not a gang member", but a "groovy 21-year-old who loved movies and making films".
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Like when I mention the groovy leather jacket Pelinka wore to Doncic’s introductory press conference.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2025
"Beetlejuice" part deux’s inclusion of the groovy ghost train may at first seem like a fun cultural touchstone.
From Salon • Sep. 15, 2024
It, too, is a trove of exemplary works, from exquisite Raphael drawings to groovy 1970s plastic radios; Coptic tunics to Alexander McQueen couture gowns; vividly hued Islamic tiles to a bunch of grand English beds.
From New York Times • May 13, 2024
I’d be playing virtual rifleman with groovy Disco Darrin forever.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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