/ ˈnɪpi; NAmE / adjective
1.
( BrE ) able to move quickly and easily :
a nippy little sports car
2.
( informal ) ( of the weather ) cold
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (in the sense inclined to nip ): from the verb nip + -y .
/ ˈnɪpi; NAmE / adjective
1.
( BrE ) able to move quickly and easily :
a nippy little sports car
2.
( informal ) ( of the weather ) cold
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (in the sense inclined to nip ): from the verb nip + -y .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005