adjective
-·pier, -·pi·est- nipping or tending to nip, or pinch
- cold in a stinging way: a nippy autumn morning
- Brit., Informal quick or nimble
nippy
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nippy
adjective
nip·pi·er, nip·pi·est- Tending to nip: an exuberant, nippy puppy.
- Sharp or biting: nippy cheese.
- Bitingly cold: a nippy fall day.
Related Forms:
- nip′pi·ly
adverb
- nip′pi·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative nippier, superlative nippiest)
Origin
nip +"Ž -y
Origin
From nippy, i.e. speedy.
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