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   nippy

   /ˈnɪpi/

   adjective

   • 1. able to move quickly; nimble: British "a very nippy scrum half" Similar agilelithesprightlyacrobaticlight-footednimble-footedlightlight on one's feetfleet-footedsprylivelyactivegracefulsupplelimberlissomflexibleskilfuldeftdexterousadroitinformal:twinkle-toedliterary:fleetlightsomeOpposite lumberingclumsy
   • ▪ (of a motor vehicle) able to accelerate quickly: "the new Saab is very nippy and jolly safe when overtaking" Similar with good accelerationfastquickbrisklivelyinformal:zippyOpposite slow
   • 2. (of the weather) chilly: "it's a bit nippy this morning" Similar coldchillyicybitterrawOpposite warm
   • 3. (of an animal) having a tendency to nip or bite: "macaws can sometimes be nippy and unpredictable"
   • 4. (of food) sharp-tasting; tangy: Scottish, Canadian "nippy Red Leicester"

   noun

   • 1. a waitress in any of the restaurants of J. Lyons & Co. Ltd in London from about 1920 to 1950. informal, historical

   Derivatives

   • 1. nippily adverb
   • 2. nippiness noun

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