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ritzy

/ˈrɪtsi/
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Other forms: ritziest; ritzier; ritzily

Something ritzy is expensive and fancy, like a ritzy living room decorated with heavy brocade curtains and plush velvet cushions.

If you're ever 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.

Definitions of ritzy
  1. adjective
    luxuriously elegant
    synonyms:
    elegant
    refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
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