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nippily

/ˈnɪpəli/

nippily adverb: in a nippy way; quickly.

Adverb

nippily (comparative more nippily, superlative most nippily)

  1. In a nippy way; quickly.
    • With one class of boat, and continual practice under similar conditions, it is surprising to see how the boats are handled, how nippily the live ballast finds its place when gybing, how rapidly the canvas is taken in or set —a very important function, for the winds in the bay are treacherous and...1899, Robert Taylor Pritchett, Pen and Pencil Sketches of Shipping and Craft All Round the World
    • I nippily learned that they could tidy away twice the amount of liquor we manly-men could without getting drunk.2014, Richard L. Cañas, SHIFT - The End of the War on Drugs, The Beginning of the War on Terrorism

Forms of nippily

comparativemore nippily
superlativemost nippily

Origin of nippily

From nippy + -ly, equivalent to nip + -ily.

Words that rhyme with nippily

Questions about nippily

What does nippily mean?
Nippily means in a nippy way; quickly.
What part of speech is nippily?
Nippily is an adverb.
How do you pronounce nippily?
Nippily is pronounced /ˈnɪpəli/.

Words near nippily in the dictionary

  1. nippeth
  2. nippie
  3. nippier
  4. nippies
  5. nippiest
  6. nippily
  7. nippiness
  8. nipping
  9. nipping at
  10. nipping in the bud
  11. nipping in the butt

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