jazzy
Americanadjective
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pertaining to or suggestive of jazz music.
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Informal. active or lively.
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Informal. fancy or flashy.
a jazzy sweater.
adjective
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of, characteristic of, or resembling jazz music
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gaudy or flashy
a jazzy car
Other Word Forms
- jazzily adverb
- jazziness noun
Etymology
Origin of jazzy
Example Sentences
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The classic LP, arranged by Nelson Riddle and now available in a 70th-anniversary vinyl edition from Blue Note, persuasively puts classic love songs to a faster, jazzy beat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
From heavy punk numbers to jazzy R&B ballads and solemn country-infused performances, the academy celebrated those who have shaped music, whether it’s on the artistry end or the business end of things.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
Songs like Into The Blue and Breathe Again sit neatly next to Norah Jones or Alicia Keys, full of jazzy guitar lines and buttery smooth vocals.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
But should you find yourself distracted during prep by the jazzy strains of Vince Guaraldi’s Christmas tunes, there are still plenty of ways to go awry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
He could take something very jazzy, like "Tin Roof Blues," and whistle it so nice and easy--right while he was hanging stuff up in the closet--that it could kill you.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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