nippy
See also: Nippy
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɪpi/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪpi
Adjective
nippy (comparative nippier, superlative nippiest)
- (UK, informal) Fast; speedy.
- c. 2000, Melanie Allen, Customer Relations Management, page 6:
- A Rolls Royce will not do if you need an economical, nippy car that is easy to park.
- (informal) Of the weather, rather cold.
- Gosh, it's a bit nippy today: I'd better wear my gloves.
- 2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
- Raj took a deep breath, and reached out to give Armitage the gentlest little stroke. “It’s nippy out. Let’s take him inside.”
- Inclined to nip; bitey.
- 1995, Nancy Baer, Choosing a Dog: A Guide to Picking the Perfect Breed, page 161:
- Spoiling may create a pushy, nippy dog that lacks confidence.
- (Scotland, informal) Annoying; irritating.
- (Scotland) Sharp in taste.
- (Scotland) Curt.
- (Scotland) Parsimonious.
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