nippy

Definition

Fast; speedy.

Etymology

From nip + -y.

Example Sentences

• "The jaunty 1969 crime caper about the cockney casanova of crime who pulls off a bullion heist in Turin during an England versus Italy football match using three nippy Mini Coopers—red, white and blue—speaks of a forgotten age in England[…]."
• "A Rolls Royce will not do if you need an economical, nippy car that is easy to park."
• "Small, nippy and ever present in the England set-up, the Fulham winger [Rachel Yankey] is one of the the^([sic]) most recognisable faces in the game."