nippy

/ˈnɪpi/
/ˈnɪpi/
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Other forms: nippier; nippily; nippiest

Definitions of nippy
  1. adjective
    a sharp biting taste
    “a nippy cheese”
    synonyms:
    tasty
    pleasing to the sense of taste
  2. adjective
    pleasantly cold and invigorating
    “a nippy fall day”
    synonyms: crisp, frosty, nipping, snappy
    cold
    having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
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