Definition of NIPPY

nippy

Adjective Satellite

  • a sharp biting taste
    • "a nippy cheese"
  • pleasantly cold and invigorating
    • "a nippy fall day"

Adj

  • Fast; speedy.
  • Of the weather, rather cold.
  • Inclined to nip; bitey.
  • Annoying; irritating.
  • Sharp in taste.
  • Curt.
  • Parsimonious.

Adjective

  • Sharp or biting, especially of weather; quick and brisk.

Examples

  • Gosh, it's a bit nippy today: I'd better wear my gloves.
  • The Scrabble competition was quite nippy, with every player vying for supremacy.

Origin / Etymology

From nip + -y.

Synonyms

crisp, frosty, nipping, snappy

Scrabble Score: 12

nippy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nippy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nippy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

nippy: valid Words With Friends Word