Definition of sprauncy in English:

sprauncy

adjectivespraunciest, sprauncier ˈsprɔːnsi

British informal

Smart or showy in appearance.
a sprauncy little street
Example sentencesExamples
- I reflect how, last week, I asked for salt to correct an underseasoned steak in this sprauncy new joint in London's West End.
- My wife accompanied her on a shopping trip in her Cadillac to a sprauncy West Palm Beach shopping mall while I was interviewing him.
- My father is second from the left, next to the guy with the sprauncy tie.
- The result is a sprauncy new shower, which I totally love and which didn't cost me weeks of brain ache.
- But the best thing was the way they made you feel - not feminine, or glamorous - but sprauncy, neat, trim (the Lycra helped here) and ready for action.
- As the number of files grew I drafted in the support of the genius behind my web site, and he started delivering the sprauncy graphics that make up the operating system.
- The abbey gardens always look fantastic, but to coincide with the tower celebrations the current display looks particularly sprauncy.
- While I was walking my dog in Chelsea yesterday I happened across a van parked outside quite a sprauncy house on the side of which it said ‘CG Scrubbers’!
- At the bottom was an unmanned reception desk in front of a curtain, through which a sprauncy dining room could be glimpsed.
- She had money in her pocket, but security guards at this sprauncy venue plainly did not like the look of her.
- The sprauncy part of the operation is the Premiere Dining Room.
Synonyms
smart, stylish, upmarket, fancy, high-class, fashionable, chic, luxurious, luxury, deluxe, exclusive, select, sumptuous, opulent, lavish, grand, rich, elegant, ornate, ostentatious, showy

Origin

1950s: perhaps related to dialect sprouncey 'cheerful'.

单词	sprauncy
释义	Definition of sprauncy in English: sprauncy adjectivespraunciest, sprauncier ˈsprɔːnsi British informal Smart or showy in appearance. a sprauncy little street Example sentencesExamples I reflect how, last week, I asked for salt to correct an underseasoned steak in this sprauncy new joint in London's West End. My wife accompanied her on a shopping trip in her Cadillac to a sprauncy West Palm Beach shopping mall while I was interviewing him. My father is second from the left, next to the guy with the sprauncy tie. The result is a sprauncy new shower, which I totally love and which didn't cost me weeks of brain ache. But the best thing was the way they made you feel - not feminine, or glamorous - but sprauncy, neat, trim (the Lycra helped here) and ready for action. As the number of files grew I drafted in the support of the genius behind my web site, and he started delivering the sprauncy graphics that make up the operating system. The abbey gardens always look fantastic, but to coincide with the tower celebrations the current display looks particularly sprauncy. While I was walking my dog in Chelsea yesterday I happened across a van parked outside quite a sprauncy house on the side of which it said ‘CG Scrubbers’! At the bottom was an unmanned reception desk in front of a curtain, through which a sprauncy dining room could be glimpsed. She had money in her pocket, but security guards at this sprauncy venue plainly did not like the look of her. The sprauncy part of the operation is the Premiere Dining Room. Synonyms smart, stylish, upmarket, fancy, high-class, fashionable, chic, luxurious, luxury, deluxe, exclusive, select, sumptuous, opulent, lavish, grand, rich, elegant, ornate, ostentatious, showy Origin 1950s: perhaps related to dialect sprouncey 'cheerful'.
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