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groovy | undefined |

As adjectives the difference between groovy and undefined

is that groovy is of, pertaining to, or having grooves or groovy can be (dated|slang) cool, neat, interesting, fashionable while undefined is lacking a definition or value.

groovy

English

Alternative forms

* groovey

Etymology 1

Adjective

(er)
  • Of, pertaining to, or having grooves.
    • The back of the tile was groovy so that it could hold the adhesive compound.
  • (dated) Set in one's ways.
  • * (Rudyard Kipling)
    • She'd give anything to be able to believe it, but she's a hard woman, and brooding along certain lines makes one groovy .

    Etymology 2

    From the phrase in the groove , ultimately from the grooves of an early phonograph record.

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (dated, slang) Cool, neat, interesting, fashionable.
    • "Wow, man! This psychedelic wallpaper is totally groovy ! " said the hippie.
    "Have a groovy day, dudes. " said the surfer in his latest movie.
    ''Marching around the hallways of school while making a racket, the drummer in the marching band said, "60s music is very groovy! "
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 24 , author=Nathan Rabin , title=Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3 , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=Men In Black 3 lacks the novelty of the first film, and its take on the late ’60s feels an awful lot like a psychedelic dress-up party, all broad caricatures and groovy vibes.}}
    Derived terms
    * grooviness

    References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989

    undefined

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia undefined) (-)
  • Lacking a definition or value.
  • (mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
    • The result of division by zero is undefined .

    Antonyms

    * defined