groov·y

[groo-vee]
adjective, groov·i·er, groov·i·est.
1.
Slang. highly stimulating or attractive; excellent: groovy music; a groovy car.
2.
inclined to follow a fixed routine.

Origin:
1850–55; groove + -y1

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groovy (ˈɡruːvɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , groovier, grooviest
slang, jocular often attractive, fashionable, or exciting

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Groovy is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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groovy definition


  1. mod.
    cool; pleasant. : Man, this music is groovy.
  2. mod.
    drug intoxicated. (Drugs.) : Three beers and he was a little groovy.
  3. mod.
    out-of-date; passé. (California.) : Oh, how groovy!
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Example sentences
Two heads have to direct the same groovy body towards saving the galaxy.
Prior owners had pets and it was still covering the coils causing a really groovy wet environment.
In the seventies, it was a cheap and groovy little town, much smaller and less commercial than it is now.
The exhibition takes visitors back to when space was a mystery, and space exploration was adventurous and groovy.
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