ritzy
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- ritzily adverb
- ritziness noun
Etymology
Origin of ritzy
An Americanism first recorded in 1915–20, after the Ritz hotels founded by César Ritz (died 1918), Swiss entrepreneur; ritz, -y 1
Example Sentences
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She stares straight ahead— past the giant oak tree, past the stone gargoyle, past the ritzy apartments with the doorman.
From Literature
The Canadian-born performer was rushed to the hospital on January 30 after having difficulty breathing at her home in the ritzy Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.
From Barron's
While $461 is a lot for a hotel room — and you’ll likely need to get two — perhaps your friends would be fine with less ritzy accommodations.
From MarketWatch
Guests sipped on water and wine, though some were irked by the delay given their tight schedules and ritzy dinners that awaited them.
At the annual meeting of San Francisco’s ritzy Marina neighborhood last fall, residents buzzed about the hottest property in their nook of the city: a giant, aging Safeway grocery store.
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