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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

groovy

/(gro͞o"vy̆)/ · groov·y · IPA /ˈɡɹuvi/
01 a. Very pleasant or very enjoyable; marvelous; wonderful; excellent; -- expressing strong approval, usually of enjoyable experiences.
  1. 1.
    Very pleasant or very enjoyable; marvelous; wonderful; excellent; -- expressing strong approval, usually of enjoyable experiences.[informal, 1960's]
  2. 2.
    Very chic; as, groovy clothes.[British informal]
  3. 3.
    same as hip.[informal, 1960's] See: hip
Syn. bang-up, bully, cool, corking, cracking, dandy, far-out, great, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(predicate), out-of-sight, outtasight, peachy, psychedelic, slap-up, swell, smashing. — Syn. -- swagger. — Syn. -- hip, with it.