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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Guests arrive via zippy bush plane and join pilots for daylong flightseeing tours.
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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
By the ‘80s, Yves Saint Laurent had taken up the mantle, debuting navy sets with zippy red accents.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Fresh, fast, and supremely simple, this zippy salad is a great recipe to have your back pocked for last-minute potluck emergencies.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2025
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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
By the ‘80s, Yves Saint Laurent had taken up the mantle, debuting navy sets with zippy red accents.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Fresh, fast, and supremely simple, this zippy salad is a great recipe to have your back pocked for last-minute potluck emergencies.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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