zippier; zippiest
: full of zip: such as
a
: very quick or speedy
a zippy sports car
b
: strikingly fresh, lively, or appealing in style
zippy clothes
Examples of zippy in a Sentence
a crowd of zippy children who'd been cooped up all day
she just bought a zippy new computer that should enable her to work more efficiently
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Take a look at the Dell 16 (DC16255), which features a zippy Ryzen 7 processor that handles day-to-day tasks like launching applications and processing documents with ease.
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PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
For a slightly more zippy flavor, use lemon juice and a lemon wedge instead of lime.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Guests arrive via zippy bush plane and join pilots for daylong flightseeing tours.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
There’s a zippy little air dash that does almost nothing, however, moving you forward about two feet.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
For a slightly more zippy flavor, use lemon juice and a lemon wedge instead of lime.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Guests arrive via zippy bush plane and join pilots for daylong flightseeing tours.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
There’s a zippy little air dash that does almost nothing, however, moving you forward about two feet.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for zippy
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“Zippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zippy. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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