Entry Word: nippy

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 having a low or subnormal temperature <bring a jacket, as it's a little nippy outside> — see cold 1
2 having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor <blue cheese is a little too nippy for my taste> — see sharp 3
3 moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed <racing around the neighborhood on a nippy scooter> — see fast 1
4 uncomfortably cool <a nippy wind that chilled parade watchers to the bone> — see chilly 1