NIPPY


Meaning of NIPPY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈni-pē ]

adjective

( nip·pi·er ; -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 nippy day

• nip·pi·ly ˈni-pə-lē adverb

• nip·pi·ness ˈni-pē-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.