ritzy

ritz·y (r

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adj. ritz·i·er, ritz·i·est Informal

Elegant; fancy.

[After the Ritz hotels, established by César Ritz (1850-1918), Swiss hotelier.]

ritzy [ˈrɪtsɪ]

adj ritzier, ritziest

Slang luxurious or elegant

ritzily adv

ritziness n

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Adj.

ritzy - luxuriously elegant

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

elegant - refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"

ritzy

adjective (Slang) luxurious, grand, luxury, elegant, glittering, glamorous, stylish, posh (informal, chiefly Brit.), sumptuous, plush (informal), high-class, opulent, swanky (informal), de luxe Palm Springs has a lot of ritzy restaurants.

Translations

ritzy [ˈrɪtsɪ] ADJ (ritzier (compar) (ritziest (superl))) [car, house] → de lujo

ritzy [ˈrɪtsi] adj (= fancy) → chicos inv >

ritzy

adj (+er) (inf) → nobel (inf), → protzig (pej inf)

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The unsigned Welsh three-piece are fronted by vocalist and lead guitarist Ritzy Bryan and her bassist boyfriend Rhydian Dafydd and the band runs on sexual tension.

Putting on the ritz; They may still be an unsigned band but The Joy ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the story follows Ivy Ames, "an Upper East Side woman who, after losing her high-powered job and getting divorced, starts over again in a less ritzy downtown apartment.

Shocker! Sarah Jessica Parker to Play a Still Single Manhattanite by Gillian Reagan / The New York Observer

Byline: Clemmie Moodie & Danielle Lawler FORGET Dancing in the Street - Mick Jagger (left, top) snubbed his daughter's ritzy Cannes bash in favour of dancing up the street to an exclusive Chopard do just 350 metres away instead.

3am: Girl leaves Mick Jaded by The Mirror (London, England)

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