Nippily
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnɪpəli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Nippily is an adverb meaning In a nippy way; quickly.
Meaning
In a nippy way; quickly.
Example Sentences
I nippily learned that they could tidy away twice the amount of liquor we manly-men could without getting drunk.
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 uncertain, the most favourable being hard north-easters.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nippingly, snippily, zippily, niftily, snappily, snappishly.
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