See Also: compact 1, adjective(dictionary)
compact(2)(dictionary)
compact(4)(dictionary)
compact(1)(dictionary)
compact(dictionary)
compact(3)(dictionary)
compact 3, verb(dictionary)
compact camera(dictionary)
COMPACT, contracts(law)
compact (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)

groovy (iou) and compact 1, adjective (oh)


groovy (iou)



groovy adjective. ['gru:vi] M19.
[from GROOVE noun + -Y1.]
Resembling a groove. M19.
Of a person: having a tendency to adhere to a narrow limited unchanging course; in a rut. colloq. (now rare). L19.
(Capable of) playing pop or jazz Music with ease and brilliance; gen. fashionable, sophisticated; very good, excellent. slang (orig. US). M20.
Sunday Express Thinking back, I must have looked like hell. But I thought I looked ever so groovy.
groovily adverb L20.
grooviness noun M19.

compact 1, adjective (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: compactus, past participle of compingere 'to put together', from com- ( COM-) + pangere 'to fasten']
small, but arranged so that everything fits neatly into the space available - used to show approval
::The compact design of the machine allows it to be stored easily.
::The students' rooms were compact, with a desk, bed, and closet built in.
packed or put together firmly and closely
::The bushes grew in a compact mass.
small, but solid and strong
::a short compact-looking man
-- compactly adv
-- compactness n [U]