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jazzy
(redirected from jazzier)

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jazz·y  (jz)
adj. jazz·i·er, jazz·i·est
1. Resembling jazz in form or nature; rhythmical.
2. Slang Showy; flashy: a jazzy car.

jazzi·ly adv.
jazzi·ness n.

jazzy [ˈdʒæzɪ]
adj jazzier, jazziest Informal
1. (Music) of, characteristic of, or resembling jazz music
2. gaudy or flashy a jazzy car
jazzily  adv
jazziness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.jazzy - resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
rhythmic, rhythmical - recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose"
2.jazzy - (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
colourful, colorful - striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language"

jazzy
adjective flashy, fancy, snazzy (informal), gaudy, wild, smart, lively a check sports jacket, worn with a plain shirt and jazzy tie
Translations
jazzy [ˈdʒæzɪ] ADJ (jazzier (compar) (jazziest (superl)))
1. (Mus) → sincopado
2. (= showy) [dress etc] → de colores llamativos, de colores chillones
jazzy [ˈdʒæzi] adj
(= smart and modern) [product, style] → sophistiqué(e)
(= bright and cheerful) [colour] → gai(e)
[beat] → de jazz; [number, ballad] → de jazz
jazzy
adj (+er)
colourknallig (inf), → auffallend, schreiend (pej); patternwild, stark gemustert, auffallend; dress, tiepoppig (inf), → knallig (inf)
musicverjazzt
jazzy [ˈdʒæzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (pattern, design) → vistoso/a, chiassoso/a; (rhythm) → jazzistico/a
jazzy [ˈdʒæzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (pattern, design) → vistoso/a, chiassoso/a; (rhythm) → jazzistico/a


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There are other changes too--a rhumba feel to Everything Lies, a 3/4 shuffle beat in Getting Ready For Glory, and an overall jazzier sound in much of the music.
Also on the reissue front: Neil Young's ``On the Beach'' (1974), ``American Stars 'N Bars'' (1977), ``Hawks & Doves'' (1980) and ``Re- act-or'' (1981) debut on CD; Joni Mitchell's jazzier side shines in the 1980 concert video ``Shadows and Light,'' with Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius and Michael Brecker in her band.
Though created in 1994, Ellingtonia has a clear style and theatricality that recalls an earlier, jazzier time.
 
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