Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sheek]
- /ʃik/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sheek]
- /ʃik/
Definitions of chicly word
- adverb chicly in a chic style or manner; smartly and elegantly 3
- adjective chicly attractive and fashionable; stylish: a chic hat. 1
- noun chicly style and elegance, especially in dress: Paris clothes have such chic. 1
- noun chicly stylishness; modishness: the chic of the firstnighters. 1
- noun chicly casual and understated style, as in dress or décor, that expresses a specified trendy lifestyle or activity: Black-rimmed glasses bring some geek chic to your outfit. 1
- noun chicly In a chic or fashionable way. 1
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Origin of chicly
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; < French < German Schick skill
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Chicly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chicly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chicly usage trend in Literature
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adverb chicly
- fashionably — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
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