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   Nip·py

   /ˈnipē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of the weather) rather cold; chilly: "it's a bit nippy this morning" Similar coldchillyicybitterrawOpposite warm
   • 2. inclined to nip or bite: "macaws can be nippy and unpredictable"
   • 3. quick; nimble. British Similar agilelithesprightlyacrobaticlight-footednimble-footedlightlight on one's feetfleet-footedsprylivelyactivegracefulsupplelimberlissomflexibleskillfuldeftdexterousadroitinformal:twinkle-toedliterary:fleetlightsomeOpposite lumberingclumsy

   Derivatives

   • 1. nippily adverb
   • 2. nippiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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