spivvy

comparative spivvier · superlative spivviest

1. Of, related to, or resembling a spiv; flashy but often also seedy.

   To the south, though, the explosive-crammed pod rushed over spivvy streets, directly above a barricade at the borders of Aspic and Barrackham.

   2004, China Miéville, Iron Council, Del Rey trade paperback ed., published 2005, →ISBN, page 464

   Synonyms: spiffy, spivved, spivvish