Synonyms for groovy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : groo-vee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgru vi |
Top 10 synonyms for groovy Other synonyms for the word groovy
Définition of groovy
Origin :- 1853 in literal sense of "pertaining to a groove," from groove (n.) + -y (2). Slang sense of "first-rate, excellent" is 1937, American English, from jazz slang phrase in the groove (1932) "performing well (without grandstanding.)" As teen slang for "wonderful," it dates from c.1941; popularized 1960s, out of currency by 1980. Related: Grooviness.
- adj cool, wonderful
- And it is a groove; perhaps there was never anything so groovy.
- Extract from : « All Things Considered » by G. K. Chesterton
- But Mrs. Otway was much more original and more impulsive, thus far less “groovy,” than the people among whom her lot was cast.
- Extract from : « Good Old Anna » by Marie Belloc Lowndes
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