ritzy definitions

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: luxuriously elegant

Merriam Webster's

adjective (ritzier; -est) Etymology: Ritz hotels, noted for their opulence Date: 1920 1. snobbish 2. impressively or ostentatiously fancy or stylish ; fashionable, posh <a ritzy nightclub> • ritziness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (ritzier, ritziest) colloq. 1 high-class, luxurious. 2 ostentatiously smart. Derivatives: ritzily adv. ritziness n. Etymology: Ritz, the name of luxury hotels f. C. Ritz, Swiss hotel-owner d. 1918

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(ritzier, ritziest) If you describe something as ritzy, you mean that it is fashionable or expensive. (INFORMAL) Palm Springs has ritzy restaurants and glitzy nightlife. = fancy ADJ

Moby Thesaurus

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