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Adjective: nifty (niftier,niftiest)  nif-tee
Usage: informal
  1. Excellent
    "he did a nifty job";
    - bang-up [N. Amer, informal], bully [informal], corking [Brit, informal], cracking [Brit, informal], dandy, great, groovy [informal], keen, neat, not bad [informal], peachy, slap-up [informal], swell [informal], smashing [Brit, informal], old, not half bad [informal], grouse [Austral, NZ, informal], ripper [Austral, informal], lovely
     
  2. Done with delicacy and skill
    - nice, skillful [N. Amer], skilful [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: niftier, niftiest

See also: good, precise

Encyclopedia: Nifty