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# classy

«classy» in Mova's school dictionary: **Stylish, elegant and of good quality, often looking…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (classy, classier, classiest — informal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) Stylish, elegant and of good quality, often looking expensive. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classy/#m1)

2) (informal) Behaving in a fair, polite and graceful way (a classy gesture). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classy/#m2)

3) (informal, sarcastic) Said of something rude or tasteless to mock it («Burping at the table — classy!»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classy/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday talk and stories it praises clothes, restaurants, cars or behaviour. In sport, a «classy player» is very skilful, and a «classy move» is good sportsmanship. It can also be said sarcastically to mean the opposite. It tells the reader something has style or grace.

### examples

- She wore a classy black dress to the wedding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classy/#x1)
- We had dinner in a classy restaurant for Mum's birthday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classy/#x2)
- That was a classy goal — so smooth! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classy/#x3)
- Shaking hands with the losing team was a classy thing to do. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classy/#x4)
- The hotel looked very classy with its golden lights. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classy/#x5)
- "Wiping your nose on your sleeve? Classy," said my brother. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classy/#x6)

### note

Comparative classier, superlative classiest. Informal: avoid it in formal essays. Watch the tone: «Classy!» can be sarcasm meaning the opposite.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «classy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.