nippy

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

nippy [nippy nippier nippiest] BrE [ˈnɪpi] NAmE [ˈnɪpi] adjective
1. (BrE)able to move quickly and easily
•a nippy little sports car
•His nippy footwork and ball control won him the match.
2. (informal) (of the weather)cold

Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘inclined to nip’): from the verb ↑nip + ↑-y.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  crisp, frosty, nipping, snappy