"swankish" meaning in English

See swankish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more swankish [comparative], most swankish [superlative]
Etymology: From swank + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|swank|ish}} swank + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} swankish (comparative more swankish, superlative most swankish)
  1. Synonym of swanky Synonyms: swanky [synonym, synonym-of]
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