nippy

Definition of Nippy in English :

1. nippy

a sharp biting taste

Example Sentences:
'a nippy cheese'

pleasantly cold and invigorating

Example Sentences:
'crisp clear nights and frosty mornings'
'a nipping wind'
'a nippy fall day'
'snappy weather'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nippy

adjective -pier or -piest

1.

(of weather) chilly, keen, or frosty

2. British informal

a.

quick; nimble; active

b.

(of a motor vehicle) small and relatively powerful

3.

(of the taste of food) biting, sharp, or pungent

4.

(of a dog) inclined to bite

adjectiveWord forms: ˈnippier or ˈnippiest

1.

nipping or tending to nip, or pinch

2.

cold in a stinging way

3. British, Informal

quick or nimble

adj. nip·pi·er, nip·pi·est

1. Tending to nip: an exuberant, nippy puppy.

2. Sharp or biting: nippy cheese.

3. Bitingly cold: a nippy fall day.