different between admissible vs spiffy

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French admissible.

Adjective

admissible (comparative more admissible, superlative most admissible)

1. Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.
2. (artificial intelligence) Describing a heuristic that never overestimates the cost of reaching a goal.

Antonyms

• inadmissible

Related terms

• admissibility
• admission
• admit

Translations

Anagrams

• disableism

Catalan

Etymology

Formed from the root of Latin admissus, with the suffix -ible, or based on Old French admissible; cf. Medieval Latin admissibilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?m.mi?si.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /am.mi?si.ble/

Adjective

admissible (masculine and feminine plural admissibles)

1. admissible

Antonyms

• inadmissible

Related terms

• admetre

Further reading

• “admissible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

Formed from admis +? -ible; Medieval Latin admissibilis was borrowed from or created based on the French.

Adjective

admissible (plural admissibles)

1. admissible, acceptable

Related terms

• admettre

Further reading

• “admissible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

spiff +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sp?fi/
• Rhymes: -?fi

Adjective

spiffy (comparative spiffier, superlative spiffiest)

1. (informal) Dapper; fine or neat, especially in style of clothing or other appearance.
   • 1906, “Newport News in London,” The New York Times, 26 Aug, p. 9,

     The charming twins came last week, and you should see their clothes. ‘Spiffy’ is the word.

Synonyms

• snazzy
• spiffing
• spivvy

Related terms

• spiv
• spiff up
• spruce up

Translations

Noun

spiffy (plural spiffies)

1. (informal) A dapper person.

References

• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.