ritzy

From the Ritz Hotels of New York, London, etc (now Ritz-Carlton Hotels) +‎ -y, from Ritz hotel founder César Ritz, from southern Switzerland. For the surname see Ritz.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪtsi/

ritzy (comparative ritzier, superlative ritziest)

1. Elegant and luxurious.
   • 1997, Aileen Schumacher, Engineering for Murder, page 69:

     His list of sexual contacts was quite long, and included ladies from some of the ritzier establishments of ill repute across the border.

• ritzy-glitzy

• ritz
• put on the Ritz
• Ritzian