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jazz⋅y

[jaz-ee]
–adjective, jazz⋅i⋅er, jazz⋅i⋅est.
1. pertaining to or suggestive of jazz music.
2. Informal. active or lively.
3. Informal. fancy or flashy: a jazzy sweater.

Origin:
1915–20, Americanism; jazz + -y 1


jazz⋅i⋅ly, adverb
jazz⋅i⋅ness, noun
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jazz·y   (jāz'ē)   
adj.   jazz·i·er, jazz·i·est
  1. Resembling jazz in form or nature; rhythmical.

  2. Slang Showy; flashy: a jazzy car.

jazz'i·ly adv., jazz'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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jazzy [ˈdʒæzi]

  1. mod.
    stimulating; appealing. : That's a jazzy sweater you got.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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