nippier

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• nippier — nip·py || nɪpɪ adj. pinching; sharp, biting …   English contemporary dictionary

• nippy — adjective (nippier; est) Date: 1575 1. marked by a tendency to nip < a nippy dog > 2. brisk, quick, or nimble in movement ; snappy 3. pungent, sharp 4. chilly, chilling < a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• nippy — /nip ee/, adj., nippier, nippiest. 1. chilly or cold: morning air that feels a bit nippy. 2. sharp or biting; tangy: This cheese has a good, nippy taste. 3. Chiefly Brit. Informal. nimble; agile. [1565 75; NIP1 + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

• nippy — adjective (nippier, nippiest) informal 1》 Brit. able to move quickly; nimble. 2》 (of weather) chilly. 3》 Scottish & Canadian (of food) sharp tasting; tangy. Derivatives nippily adverb nippiness noun …   English new terms dictionary

• nippy — UK [ˈnɪpɪ] / US adjective Word forms nippy : adjective nippy comparative nippier superlative nippiest informal 1) British able to run or move quickly 2) if the weather is nippy, it is cold …   English dictionary

• nippy — /ˈnɪpi / (say nipee) adjective (nippier, nippiest) 1. apt to nip; sharp; biting. 2. bitingly cold, as the weather. 3. Colloquial nimble; active. {nip1 + p + y1} …  

• nippy — ► ADJECTIVE (nippier, nippiest) informal 1) quick; nimble. 2) chilly …   English terms dictionary

• nippy — [nip′ē] adj. nippier, nippiest 1. nipping or tending to nip, or pinch 2. cold in a stinging way 3. [Brit. Informal] quick or nimble nippiness n …   English World dictionary

• nippy — adj. (nippier, nippiest) colloq. 1 quick, nimble, active. 2 chilly, cold. Derivatives: nippily adv. Etymology: NIP(1) + Y(1) …   Useful english dictionary