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Definition of sprauncy in English: sprauncyadjectivespraunciest, sprauncier ˈsprɔːnsi British informal Smart or showy in appearance. 〈英，非正式〉时髦漂亮的；俗丽的 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
Origin1950s: perhaps related to dialect sprouncey 'cheerful'. |