Definition

Adjective: 1. Very good, excellent, or stylish: Describes something that is particularly effective, attractive, clever, or fashionable. It often implies a sense of pleasing neatness, smartness, or ingenuity. 2. Skillful or clever: Can describe an action or solution that is done in a clever, adroit, or effective manner.

Usage and Examples

• Describing an object or style:
• Describing an action or idea:

Advanced Usage

• "nifty piece of work": A cleverly or skillfully made object or a cleverly executed action.
• "do something nifty": To perform an action in a clever, skillful, or stylish way.

Variants and Related Words

• Niftily (adverb): In a clever, skillful, or stylish manner.
• Niftiness (noun, informal): The quality of being nifty; cleverness or stylishness.

Synonyms

• Neat: Tidy and clever in a pleasing way.
• Clever: Showing skill or intelligence.
• Smart: Stylish and sophisticated.
• Excellent: Extremely good.
• Adroit: Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.

Idioms and Phrases

• A nifty fifty: A colloquial term often referring to a sum of fifty dollars or pounds, or sometimes to a fifty-mile-per-hour speed.
• Look nifty: To appear stylish or smart.

Adjective

1. very good
   • he did a bully job
   • a neat sports car
   • had a great time at the party
   • you look simply smashing