单词 | ritzy |
释义 | ritzy (once / 63889 pages) adj Something ritzy is expensive and fancy, like a ritzy hotel room decorated with heavy brocade curtains and plush velvet cushions. If you're every invited to a ritzy party, you'll want to dress up in your most luxurious clothes and prepare to enjoy delicious food and opulent decor. The informal adjective ritzy implies luxury that's a little over the top. It was coined around 1910, inspired by the famously elegant Ritz Hotels that César Ritz opened starting internationally in the late 19th century. WORD FAMILYritzy: ritzier, ritziest, ritzily+/ritz: ritzy USAGE EXAMPLESThey range from ritzy seafood spots to humble food trucks. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) After school, he would often cycle into Manhattan to enjoy Central Park and Midtown’s ritzier precincts. New York Times(Nov 04, 2016) Still, the biggest concentration of million-dollar houses remains in ritzy areas like Mercer Island, West Bellevue and the Seattle waterfront. Seattle Times(Nov 04, 2016) adj luxuriously elegant Syn elegant refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style |
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