Ritzy
//ˈɹɪtsi// adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Elegant and luxurious.
"His list of sexual contacts was quite long, and included ladies from some of the ritzier establishments of ill repute across the border."
Adjective
- 1 luxuriously elegant wordnet
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More examples"Las Vegas is filled to the brim with ritzy hotels and casinos."
Etymology
From the Ritz Hotels of New York, London, etc (now Ritz-Carlton Hotels) + -y, from Ritz hotel founder César Ritz, from southern Switzerland. For the surname see Ritz.
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