Nippy Definition

nĭpē
nippier, nippiest
adjective
nippier, nippiest
Nipping or tending to nip, or pinch.
Webster's New World
Sharp or biting.
Nippy cheese.
American Heritage
Cold in a stinging way.
A nippy autumn morning.
Webster's New World
Quick or nimble.
Webster's New World

(informal) Fast; speedy.

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noun

(UK, dated) A waitress in a Lyons Corner House.

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Other Word Forms of Nippy

Adjective

Base Form:
nippy
Comparative:
nippier
Superlative:
nippiest

Origin of Nippy

  • From nippy, i.e. speedy.

    From Wiktionary

  • nip +"Ž -y

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Nippy Sentence Examples

  • Apparently it gets a bit nippy in the winter too.

  • It may not be straightforward, but the Coolpix is extremely nippy for a non-SLR, and considerably smaller.

  • At home, I use a Nippy portable respirator for 12 - 14 hours a day.

  • Folks around here tend to wear gloves in the winter when it gets that nippy.

  • Best to drive is the 1.3-litre Sirion, which is nippy yet still frugal at a claimed 48mpg overall.

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