Usually means: Cold enough to feel biting.
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General (22 matching dictionaries)
  1. nippy: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. nippy: Merriam-Webster
  3. nippy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. nippy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. nippy: Collins English Dictionary
  6. nippy: Vocabulary.com
  7. Nippy, nippy: Wordnik
  8. nippy: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. Nippy, nippy: Wiktionary
  10. nippy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. nippy: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. nippy: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. nippy: Dictionary.com
  14. nippy: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Nippy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. nippy: Rhymezone
  17. nippy: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. nippy: FreeDictionary.org
  19. nippy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  20. nippy: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Epicurus.com Coffee Glossary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. nippy: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. nippy, nippy: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)
  2. Glossary of Coffee Terminology (No longer online)

(Note: See nippier as well.)

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American English Definition British English Definition
▸ adjective:  (UK, informal) Fast; speedy.
▸ adjective:  (informal) Of the weather, rather cold.
▸ adjective:  Inclined to nip; bitey.
▸ adjective:  (Scotland, informal) Annoying; irritating.
▸ adjective:  (Scotland) Sharp in taste.
▸ adjective:  (Scotland) Curt.
▸ adjective:  (Scotland) Parsimonious.
▸ noun:  (UK, historical) A waitress in a Lyons Corner House.

Similar:
crisp, parky, nipping, snappy, frosty, cold, zippy, swipper, snell, sneaping, more...

Opposite:
mild, warm, balmy, tepid

Types:
chilly, cold, frigid, brisk, cool, more...

Colors:
    ice blue,     mint green,     icy lavender,     pale blue,     arctic silver, more...



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Similar:
crisp, parky, nipping, snappy, frosty, cold, zippy, swipper, snell, sneaping, more...

Opposite:
mild, warm, balmy, tepid

Types:
chilly, cold, frigid, brisk, cool, more...

Colors:
    ice blue,     mint green,     icy lavender,     pale blue,     arctic silver, more...



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