Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spiffing

/ˈspɪfɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: spiff-ing
IPA: /ˈspɪfɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very good, excellent.

British usage; Colloquial; Dated

adj

Smart or appealing in dress or appearance.

British usage; Colloquial; Dated

verb

present participle and gerund of spiff

Example Sentences

"We're having a picnic at the races — how spiffing!"
"I say, that outfit is simply spiffing."
"I have a lovely pair with a hair strip, grey. You'll look spiffing in them."
"2007, "Spiffing new image", Times Online, London, 18 May (retrieved 14 June 2007), Spiffing new image: ITV is developing an updated version of Spitting Image, with CGI graphics."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more spiffing (comparative) most spiffing (superlative)

Derived Forms

spiffingly

Synonyms

spiffy spliffy

Rhymes With

sniffing riffing griffing

Questions

How do you pronounce spiffing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɪfɪŋ/.
What does spiffing mean?: Very good, excellent.

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