how to pronounce groovy

/ˈɡɹuviː/

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groovy is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of groovy in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… song sexy eyes really groovy that was …”

meaning of groovy

Groovy means cool, hip, or trendy.

groovy frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word groovy occurs in english on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.