Definition of Ritzy

1. Adjective. Luxuriously elegant.

Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Elegant
Derivative terms: Ritz

Definition of Ritzy

1. Adjective. elegant and luxurious ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ritzy

1. elegant [adj RITZIER, RITZIEST] : RITZILY [adv] - See also: elegant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ritzy

ritualize
ritualized
ritualizes
ritualizing
rituall
ritually
rituals
rituximab
ritz
ritzes
ritzier
ritziest
ritzily
ritziness
ritzinesses
ritzy (current term)
riuer
riuers
riv'n
riva
rivadavite
rivage
rivages
rival
rivaled
rivaless
rivalesses
rivaling
rivalise
rivalised

Literary usage of Ritzy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year by New-York Historical Society (1896)
"ter ritzy, of New York, £300. To my grand children, Joseph Moses, ... All the rest of my estate to my daughter ritzy, and my nephew David Hart, ..."

2. Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's office: City of New York by William Smith Pelletreau, New York (County). Surrogate's Court, John Keller (1896)
"All the rest of my estate to my daughter ritzy, and my nephew David Hart, and I make them executors. Legacies to Mary Drummy, widow, Mary Cannon. ..."

3. Human Rights Watch World Report 1999 by Human Rights Watch Staff (1998)
"The London festival will next run in February 1999 in a new partnership w ith the ritzy Theater. Screenings will be held at both the ritzy Theater in ..."

4. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"There are no chain hotels on Ocracoke (which may in itself be reason enough to visit), and local places are generally down-to-earth, not ritzy. ..."

5. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1854)
"... T. ritzy. Leslie and Dr. Middleton (Vol. ix., pp. 324. 575.).—The Rev. John Henry Newman, who has since separated from our Church, in his Essay on ..."

6. Adventure Guide to St. Martin & St. Barts by Lynne M. Sullivan (2003)
"Five shopping malls are home to ritzy boutiques, excellent restaurants, and the only gas station on the island that accepts credit cards; lovely homes dot ..."

7. Adventure Guide Costa Rica by Bruce Conord, June Conord (2005)
"In contrast, a few kilometers north of town is the very ritzy Marriott Los Sueños and the stunning Villa Caletas (one of our all-time favorite hotels). ..."

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