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groov·y
(gro͞o′vē)adj. groov·i·er, groov·i·est Slang
Very pleasing; wonderful.
groov′i·ness n.
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groovy
(ˈɡruːvɪ)adj, groovier or grooviest
slang often jocular attractive, fashionable, or exciting
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groov•y
(ˈgru vi)adj. groov•i•er, groov•i•est.
Slang. very pleasing; fashionably attractive; wonderful: a groovy car.
[1935–40, Amer.]
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| Adj. | 1. |  groovy - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, keen, great, neat colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" |
| 2. | groovy - (British informal) very chic; "groovy clothes" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe" |
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groovy
(Dated)adjective fashionable, stylish, in fashion, in vogue, in (slang), now (informal), latest, with it (informal), trendy, up to the minute, modish, du jour (French), voguish, culty the grooviest club in London
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groovy
[ˈgruːvɪ] ADJ (groovier (compar) (grooviest (superl))) (= marvellous) → estupendo, total, guay (Sp)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˈgruːvɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → favoloso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995