ritzy

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ritzy

/ˈɹɪtsi/

Where it comes from

From the Ritz Hotels of New York, London, etc (now Ritz-Carlton Hotels) + -y, from Ritz hotel founder César Ritz, from southern Switzerland. For the surname see Ritz. Compare English glitzy.

adjective ritzier · ritziest

Elegant and luxurious. His list of sexual contacts was quite long, and included ladies from some of the ritzier establishments of ill repute across the border.

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@misc{ritzy_2026,
  title = {ritzy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ritzy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}