From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
nifty \nifty\ adj.
1. Very good; excellent; -- an informal term meaning about
the same as {groovy}, sense 1. [informal, 1960's]
Syn: bang-up, bully, cool, corking, cracking, dandy, great,
groovy, keen, neat, not bad(predicate), peachy, slap-up,
swell, smashing.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. Stylish; attractive; -- of clothing; as, a nifty outfit.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nifty
adj 1: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car";
"had a great time at the party"; "you look simply
smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking},
{cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat},
{nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell},
{smashing}]
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