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gifty en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɪfti/

Etymology

From gift + -y.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Suited to being given as a gift.
    • It repeats some of the gifty tote bag and candleholder items from the sister store, but this is where you can get your hands on an authentic reproduction of an Eames lounge chair ($4,695) or a Bauhaus table lamp ($850; $265 for a replacement globe). 2007 April 26, Mike Albo, “A Trip to the Gift Shop Is Like a Day at the Museum”, in New York Times:

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most gifty Degree=Sup lexicographic
more gifty Degree=Cmp lexicographic