nippier; nippiest
1
: marked by a tendency to nip
a nippy dog
2
: brisk, quick, or nimble in movement : snappy
a nippy boat
nippy tennis players
4
: chilly
a nippy day
nippy breeze
Examples of nippy in a Sentence
bring a jacket, as it's a little nippy outside
blue cheese is a little too nippy for my taste
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Crackling leaves and nippy mornings, early sunsets and football games.
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Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
Oscar Ortiz was particularly nippy down the left, Bertoni was highly energetic down the right, and Leopoldo Luque was a good foil for Kempes, scoring a spectacular long-range strike against France.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
The Lost Valley is home to a simulated dinosaur chase through a jungle as well as a nippy roller coaster which heads out into the desert.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This 400-year-old riverside Tudor in Lechlade-on-Thames dials up the British charm with sumptuous, velvet furnishings and a huge stone fireplace to combat the traditionally nippy weather.
—Shannon Sharpe, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025
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Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
Oscar Ortiz was particularly nippy down the left, Bertoni was highly energetic down the right, and Leopoldo Luque was a good foil for Kempes, scoring a spectacular long-range strike against France.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
The Lost Valley is home to a simulated dinosaur chase through a jungle as well as a nippy roller coaster which heads out into the desert.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This 400-year-old riverside Tudor in Lechlade-on-Thames dials up the British charm with sumptuous, velvet furnishings and a huge stone fireplace to combat the traditionally nippy weather.
—Shannon Sharpe, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for nippy
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“Nippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nippy. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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nippy
adjective
nip·py
ˈnip-ē 
nippier; nippiest
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