adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I'm going indoors. It's a little nippy out here.
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It still seems a little nippy out there.
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The weather's getting warmer, but the mornings are still nippy .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A nippy three-door hatchback, the Metro 1.1s is a car for all the family to enjoy.
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His emphasis is on the practical strategies and nippy footwork essential for survival.
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It's more a case of being nippy balanced and willing.
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It is early June, but the mornings are still nippy .
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Right: The Vauxhall Chevette looks what it is: a nippy , small family hatchback saloon car.
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Say that it's quite nippy , and jolly safe when overtaking.
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So big a man is never going to be exactly nippy , but he is not slow and not without ball-sense.
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Their aircraft was also in a class of its own, being small and very nippy .