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Meanings of nippy in English

Pleasantly cold and invigorating.

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Usage of nippy in English
1
It's getting nippy outside and the shops are brimming with Christmas paraphernalia.
The Irish Times
2
He's a pretty nippy shot in spite of being out of practice.'
On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles
3
It was small, versatile, nippy around town and also comfortable for longer journeys.
The Irish Times
4
I'm pretty nippy already with my trusty crutch,' she assured him.
The power of the legendary greek
5
Both will do less than 100 MPH but they are nippy and frugal.
The Irish Times
6
The weather was mixed, sometimes nippy and gray, but nobody seemed to mind.
Wired
7
I found the 'e' nippy and precise during a great drive around west Dublin.
Independent.ie
8
Thon pal of hers, Bernadette, for example: fucking wee nippy sweety that yin is.
Pandaemonium
9
She is a speed machine and just might be too nippy for her rivals.
News.com.au
10
I loathe that nippy Robina Page and I hate Marjorie Dean and her crowd.
Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore
11
There, she plucked Brace's ear out of the nippy water.
In the Dark
12
Now you're complaining, just because it's a little bit nippy.
Anansi Boys
13
It's getting kind of nippy but I'm not ready to go in yet, are you?
Unfinished desires: a novel
14
Have to be nippy in this life, believe me.
Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence
15
I'm what you might call a nippy urban rider.
The Guardian
16
He's a real nippy little worker-that'swhat he is!
An Amiable Charlatan
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