Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Alternative letter-case form of Nippy.
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryFast; speedy. · Rather cold. · Inclined to nip; bitey. · Annoying; irritating.
Etymology tree English nip Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nippy From nip + -y.
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