Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to spiff
Participle: spiffed
Gerund: spiffing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | spiff |
| you | spiff |
| he;she;it | spiffs |
| we | spiff |
| you | spiff |
| they | spiff |
Perfect
| I | have spiffed |
| you | have spiffed |
| he;she;it | has spiffed |
| we | have spiffed |
| you | have spiffed |
| they | have spiffed |
Past
| I | spiffed |
| you | spiffed |
| he;she;it | spiffed |
| we | spiffed |
| you | spiffed |
| they | spiffed |
Pluperfect
| I | had spiffed |
| you | had spiffed |
| he;she;it | had spiffed |
| we | had spiffed |
| you | had spiffed |
| they | had spiffed |
Future
| I | will spiff |
| you | will spiff |
| he;she;it | will spiff |
| we | will spiff |
| you | will spiff |
| they | will spiff |
Future Perfect
| I | will have spiffed |
| you | will have spiffed |
| he;she;it | will have spiffed |
| we | will have spiffed |
| you | will have spiffed |
| they | will have spiffed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | spiff |
| you | spiff |
| he;she;it | spiff |
| we | spiff |
| you | spiff |
| they | spiff |
Perfect
| I | have spiffed |
| you | have spiffed |
| he;she;it | have spiffed |
| we | have spiffed |
| you | have spiffed |
| they | have spiffed |
Imperfect
| I | spiffed |
| you | spiffed |
| he;she;it | spiffed |
| we | spiffed |
| you | spiffed |
| they | spiffed |
Pluperfect
| I | had spiffed |
| you | had spiffed |
| he;she;it | had spiffed |
| we | had spiffed |
| you | had spiffed |
| they | had spiffed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would spiff |
| you | would spiff |
| he;she;it | would spiff |
| we | would spiff |
| you | would spiff |
| they | would spiff |
Perfect
| I | would have spiffed |
| you | would have spiffed |
| he;she;it | would have spiffed |
| we | would have spiffed |
| you | would have spiffed |
| they | would have spiffed |
Imperative
| you | spiff |
| we | Let's spiff |
| you | spiff |
Verbs conjugated like 'spiff'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'spiff'
piff,
skiff,
sniff,
spaff,
stiff,
biff,
diff,
hiff,
jiff,
miff,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Unknown. See etymology discussion at spiffy.
Sample Sentences
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Oh, but we flatter ourselves that we are spiffed out; at all events, we've got our best dresses on. [1874, William Schwenck Gilbert, Foggerty's Fairy:]
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This ensemble may be properly spiffed with a bolo tie, and topped off with a. . . [1996, Coke Newell, Cow Chips Aren't for Dippin':]
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We dated boys who had their own cars and wow! what fancy cars they were—spiffed and buffed in bright '50s reds or turquoises. [2005, Jill Larson Sundberg, Michael Larson, Babes Remember:]
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Infrastructure Spiffed? [2011, Andrew R. Thomas, Soft Landing: Airline Industry Strategy, Service, and Safety, page 152:]
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It is my confirmed belief that, spiffed or not, the salesman is the consumer's best-qualified and best- informed source of assistance in matters of component selection. [1968, The Stereophile - Issue 2, page 26:]
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The flight to Baton Rouge was ten dollars more. He said not to worry about it. I spiffed the guy twenty bucks and ended up in Baton Rouge a day earlier than I had expected. [2004, Robin Yocum, Dead before Deadline, page 266:]
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The company made more money, and so did the salesperson who was spiffed on the sale and he was selling a product that most people don't buy. [2009, Dave Lakhani, How To Sell When Nobody's Buying:]
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It wasn't my fault if the blamed old store caught fire and gave me a chance to help Ferguson move out some of the stuff that has been 'spiffed' till it looks like red ink had been spilled all over the price-tags. [1906, The American Magazine - Volume 62, page 497:]
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Because you can pull out a spiff anywhere you are in the store and the customers are not aware that they are spiffed shoes. [1919, Boot and Shoe Recorder - Volumes 74-75, page 59:]