as in excellent
of the very best kind
that popcorn popper is nifty
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as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter
though ostensibly a drama, the play is filled with zingy little nifties that lighten the mood
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as in beauty
something very good of its kind
that joke was a nifty
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Recent Examples of nifty
New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
This nifty little gadget takes plain old water, tea, wine, and juice and gives them a fizzy makeover in seconds.
—Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2025
Once a small farming town, Kuna may be making a name for itself as a home for big data centers hoping to cash in on Idaho’s low electricity rates and nifty sales-tax exemption.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2025
This nifty workaround, however, didn’t apply to the 15 Pro and Pro Max until the release of iOS 18.4, which happened on Monday, March 31.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
That's pretty nifty on its own; the researchers note that multiple pacemakers can be fitted onto the outside of the heart to tackle arrhythmias, be incorporated into heart valve replacements, and fitted into frameworks for transcatheter aortic valve replacements.
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
This nifty little gadget takes plain old water, tea, wine, and juice and gives them a fizzy makeover in seconds.
—Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2025
Once a small farming town, Kuna may be making a name for itself as a home for big data centers hoping to cash in on Idaho’s low electricity rates and nifty sales-tax exemption.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2025
This nifty workaround, however, didn’t apply to the 15 Pro and Pro Max until the release of iOS 18.4, which happened on Monday, March 31.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nifty
Adjective
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Scott McKenna bossing the defence, Fabio Silva scoring goals for fun, Oli McBurnie bashing around and suddenly speaking excellent Spanish… this is a cause to believe in.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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In a survey of more than 15,000 users after its rollout in 2024, 90% of respondents ranked their experience as excellent or above average.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Trump sued Maher in 2013 for $5 million after the comedian made a crass joke about his mother and an orangutan.—
Steff Danielle Thomas,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2025
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Andrews adds musical interludes, which don’t always work, and brutal jokes, which do.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
21 Apr. 2025
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Wedding in the Tuscan Hills Was All About Food and Family By Shelby Wax The latest fashion news, beauty coverage, celebrity style, fashion week updates, culture reviews, and videos on Vogue.com.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And Giuseppe Trevisani, wonderful guy, is my favorite excuse of all.—
Domenico Starnone,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
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There’s the potential to still reach 94 points, which might not quite have the same sheen to it as the 99 points achieved by Liverpool’s last title-winning side in 2019-20 but should still be recognised as a wonderful achievement.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That sort of showboating elicits laughs from TV audiences, partly because today's younger shoppers are spending less on pricey goods and more on luxury experiences.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Sharing good laughs goes a long way to strengthening connections and relationships.—
Liz Guthridge,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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By all accounts, this was something of a technical marvel that a lucky few backpackers now carefully horde.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Today, The Golconda Blue stands not only as a natural marvel but also as a storied jewel, with a provenance bridging continents, dynasties, and centuries.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Kai Trump inadvertently got, like, the most awesome tea while shooting her vlog at the UFC 314 in downtown Miami last weekend.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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The awesome battery life will easily last you through a long day of heavy scrolling and video streaming.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, LeSean McCoy's Philadelphia Eagles gave K.C. nightmares and celebrated their dreams that came tr... NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Readers in some sense rewrite a text, enlarging its scope through their imagination, creating a whole world by bringing into play their skills, their memory, their dreams and their personal history, with all its drama and symbolism.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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