Meaning & use
classy
Elegant, stylish, and showing good taste, especially in appearance or behavior.
See it in a sentence
She wore a classy black dress that impressed everyone at the gala.
It was classy of him to congratulate his rival after losing the election.
A note on using this word
Classy is informal and conversational; elegant or sophisticated sound more appropriate in formal writing.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
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