zippy

zip·py

adjective \ˈzi-pē\

zip·pi·erzip·pi·est

Definition of ZIPPY

: full of zip: as

a : very quick or speedy <a zippy sports car>

b : strikingly fresh, lively, or appealing in style <zippy clothes>

Examples of ZIPPY

1. <a crowd of zippy children who'd been cooped up all day>
2. <she just bought a zippy new computer that should enable her to work more efficiently>

First Known Use of ZIPPY

1904

Related to ZIPPY

Synonyms

active, airy, animate, animated, bouncing, brisk, energetic, frisky, gay, jaunty, jazzy, kinetic, mettlesome, peppy, perky, pert, pizzazzy (or pizazzy), racy, snappy, spanking, sparky, spirited, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, lively

Antonyms

dead, inactive, inanimate, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, leaden, lifeless, limp, listless, spiritless, vapid

Related Words

dapper, dashing, spiffy; agog, alert, awake, open-eyed, up, wide-awake; agile, nimble, spry; bright, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, chirrupy, effervescent, sparkly, upbeat; eager, enthusiastic, keen; frolicsome, impish, pixieish, playful; boisterous, bubbly, ebullient, exuberant, high-spirited; high-strung, nervous, skittish

Near Antonyms

indolent, lazy, unambitious; inert, lethargic, sleepy, sluggish, tired, torpid, weary; apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid; boring, dull, irksome, tedious

Rhymes with ZIPPY

chippy, dippy, drippy, flippy, hippie, hippy, lippy, nippy, quippy, slippy, snippy, tippy, trippy, whippy, yippee, yippie