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smart

adjective (STYLISH)
 
 
/smɑːt/ US  /smɑːrt/

Definition

B1 mainly UK having a clean, tidy, and stylish appearance: Guy looks very smart in his new suit, doesn't he? I need a smart jacket for my interview. She works in a very smart new office overlooking the river.Smart and elegantAttractive B1 mainly UK A place or event that is smart attracts fashionable, stylish, or rich people: a smart restaurant We went to a very smart party on New Year's Eve.AttractiveSexual attractionSmart and elegant smartness
 
/ˈsmɑːt.nəs/ US  /ˈsmɑːrt-/ noun [U] UK
(Definition of smart adjective (STYLISH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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