Adjective: nifty (niftier,niftiest) nif-tee
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- Excellent
"he did a nifty job";
- bang-up [N. Amer, informal], bully [informal], corking [Brit, informal], cracking [Brit, informal], dandy [informal], 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
- Done with delicacy and skill
"a nifty bit of craft";
- nice, skillful [N. Amer], skilful [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: niftier, niftiest
Encyclopedia: Nifty