nippy.
Fast; speedy.
Meaning & usage
Fast; speedy.
Rather cold.
Gosh, it's a bit nippy today: I'd better wear my gloves.
Inclined to nip; bitey.
Annoying; irritating.
Sharp in taste.
Spicy tasting.
Curt.
Parsimonious.
The quality of being made of nips.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English nip Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nippy From nip + -y.
Alternative letter-case form of Nippy.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English nip Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nippy From nip + -y.
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