Nifty


[nif-tee] /ˈnɪf ti/ Informal.

adjective, niftier, niftiest.
1.
attractively stylish or smart:
a nifty new dress for Easter.
2.
very good; fine; excellent:
a nifty idea.
3.
substantial; sizable:
We sold the car for a nifty profit.
noun, plural nifties.
4.
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
/ˈnɪftɪ/
adjective (informal) -tier, -tiest
1.
pleasing, apt, or stylish
2.
quick, agile: he’s nifty on his feet
adj.

“smart, stylish,” 1868, of unknown origin, perhaps theatrical slang, first attested in a poem by Bret Harte, who said it was a shortened, altered form of magnificat. Related: Niftily; niftiness.

adjective

Smart; stylish; neat, slick: a great many niftier and hotter words/ a nifty way to upstage the president (1868+)

adverb

: You did that real nifty

noun

[origin unknown; called by Bret Harte, in the 1868 example, ”Short for magnificat”]

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