nippy
/ˈnɪpi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Curt.
adj
Example Sentences
- "The jaunty 1969 crime caper about the cockney casanova of crime who pulls off a bullion heist in Turin during an England versus Italy football match using three nippy Mini Coopers—red, white and blue—speaks of a forgotten age in England[…]."
- "A Rolls Royce will not do if you need an economical, nippy car that is easy to park."
- "Small, nippy and ever present in the England set-up, the Fulham winger [Rachel Yankey] is one of the the^([sic]) most recognisable faces in the game."
- "Gosh, it's a bit nippy today: I'd better wear my gloves."
- "Raj took a deep breath, and reached out to give Armitage the gentlest little stroke. “It’s nippy out. Let’s take him inside.”"
- "Hertfordshire: On a nippy day in our local wood, we found a field mouse. It was a mouse with a plan[.]"
Etymology
Etymology tree English nip Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nippy From nip + -y.