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nippy

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1 having a low or subnormal temperature

bring a jacket, as it's a little nippy outside

Synonyms of nippy

algid, arctic, bitter, bone-chilling, chill, chilly, cold, coldish, cool, coolish, freezing, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, ice-cold, icy, nipping, numbing, polar, shivery, snappy, wintry (also wintery)

Words Related to nippy

cryogenic, subfreezing, subzero, ultracold

cutting, keen, penetrating, piercing, sharp

bracing, brisk, crisp, invigorating, rigorous

chilled, cooled, frosted, frozen, iced, refrigerated, unheated

Near Antonyms of nippy

lukewarm, tepid

heated, overheated, reheated, warmed

snug, toasty, warm

feverish, flushed, inflamed (also enflamed)

canicular, equatorial, muggy, steamy, summery, tropical

Antonyms of nippy

ardent, blazing, boiling, broiling, burning, fervent, fervid, fiery, glowing, hot, igneous, molten, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, seething, sizzling, sultry, sweltering, torrid, ultrahot, warming, white-hot

2 having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor

blue cheese is a little too nippy for my taste

Synonyms of nippy

pungent, sharp, strong, tangy

Words Related to nippy

acid, acidic

acrid, bitter, harsh

gingery, hot, peppery, piquant, spicy, tart, zesty, zingy

putrid, rancid, rank, skunky

acute, keen

animating, energizing, exciting, galvanizing, invigorating, provocative

appetizing, delectable, delicious, palatable, toothsome

flavorful, savory (also savoury), tasty

aromatic, redolent

Near Antonyms of nippy

aged, mellow, ripe

gentle, soft

flat, flavorless, insipid

savorless, tasteless, zestless

dilute, thin, watery, weak

Antonyms of nippy

bland, mild, smooth

3 moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed

racing around the neighborhood on a nippy scooter

Synonyms of nippy

blistering, breakneck, breathless, brisk, dizzy, fast, fleet, fleet-footed, flying, galloping, hasty, hot, lightning, quick, rapid, rapid-fire, rattling, snappy, speedy, splitting, swift, whirlwind, zippy

Words Related to nippy

expeditious, prompt, ready

accelerated, hastened, hurried, quickened, rushed

breathtaking

energetic, strenuous, strong, vigorous

high-speed

rush

ultrafast, ultrarapid

Phrases Synonymous with nippy

at speed [chiefly British]

Near Antonyms of nippy

crawling, dallying, dawdling, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, languid, lingering, plodding, poking, poky (or pokey), slowish, sluggish, unhurried

deliberate, leisurely, measured

dilatory, late, tardy

ultraslow

Antonyms of nippy

slow

4 uncomfortably cool

a nippy wind that chilled parade watchers to the bone

Synonyms of nippy

bitter, bleak, chill, chilling, chilly, nipping, raw, sharp

Words Related to nippy

bracing, brisk, crisp, invigorating, rigorous, snappy

arctic, bitter, cold, coolish, freezing, frigid, frosty, glacial, ice-cold, icy, numbing, polar, shivery, wintry (also wintery)

subfreezing, subzero

frore, frosted, frozen, iced, refrigerated, unheated

Near Antonyms of nippy

balmy, warm

lukewarm, tepid

heated, warmed

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