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- Dictionaryzippy/ˈzɪpi/
adjective
- 1. bright, fresh, or lively: informal "a wine with a zippy, zingy, almost citrusy tang"
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informal approving uk / ˈzɪp.i / us / ˈzɪp.i / Add to word list. energetic or fast: a zippy car. a zippy performance. Synonym. spanking UK informal approving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fast and rapid. (at) full speed/tilt/pelt idiom. apace. as fast as your legs would carry you idiom. as if it is going out of style idiom.
The meaning of ZIPPY is full of zip. How to use zippy in a sentence. full of zip: such as; very quick or speedy; strikingly fresh, lively, or appealing in style…
Definition of zippy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
informal approving us / ˈzɪp.i / uk / ˈzɪp.i / Add to word list. energetic or fast: a zippy car. a zippy performance. Synonym. spanking UK informal approving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fast and rapid. (at) full speed/tilt/pelt idiom. apace. as fast as your legs would carry you idiom. as if it is going out of style idiom.
full of energy; lively. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of zippy 1. First recorded in 1915–20; zip 1 + -y 1. Discover More. Example Sentences. Astrophysicists are stumped as to how so much energy gets into the zippiest electrons. From Popular-Science. Those zippy electrons exert a pressure that opposes the inward pull of gravity.
When an object is zippy, it moves fast or energetically, like the zippy robotic vacuum cleaner that regularly terrifies your cat. And when people are zippy, they're spirited, like a zippy dance troupe.
Jun 2, 2024 · zippy ( comparative zippier, superlative zippiest) ( informal) Energetic and lively . Synonyms: see Thesaurus: active, Thesaurus: lively. Antonyms: see Thesaurus: inactive. ( informal) Quick, speedy . Synonyms: see Thesaurus: speedy. Antonyms: see Thesaurus: slow.
