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nippingly

nippingly adverb: in a nipping manner.

Adverb

nippingly (comparative more nippingly, superlative most nippingly)

  1. In a nipping manner.
    • The nights were nippingly cold.

Forms of nippingly

comparativemore nippingly
superlativemost nippingly

Origin of nippingly

From nipping + -ly.

Questions about nippingly

What does nippingly mean?
Nippingly means in a nipping manner.
What part of speech is nippingly?
Nippingly is an adverb.

Words near nippingly in the dictionary

  1. nippiness
  2. nipping
  3. nipping at
  4. nipping in the bud
  5. nipping in the butt
  6. nippingly
  7. nippings
  8. nippit
  9. nippitate
  10. nippitato
  11. nippitatum

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