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Definition of nippiness in English English dictionary
- The condition of being nippy
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- A waitress in a Lyons Corner House
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- Of the weather, rather cold
Gosh, it's a bit nippy today - I'd better wear my gloves.
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- {s} pinching; sharp, biting
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- If the weather is nippy, it is rather cold. It could get suddenly nippy in the evenings. = chilly
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- A secondary coffee taste characterized by a predominantly sweet, nipping sensation at the tip of the tongue Caused by a higher-than-normal percentage of acids being sour
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- If you describe something or someone as nippy, you mean that they can move very quickly over short distances. This nippy new car has fold down rear seats
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- pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term)