Zippy

/ˈzɪpi/ · adjective

Meaning

(informal) Energetic and lively..

Definitions by Sense

1. (informal) Energetic and lively.
2. (informal) Quick, speedy.

Example Sentences

Fun is the doughboy's pal—that's why he wrote and sings "K-K-K-Katy"—the song of songs, with a zippy, catchy melody and those beautifully simple words stammered by Katy's tongue-tied beau.

[T]he rising wind, cool and zippy from the far ice floes of Bering Straits— [...]

Fine department stores showing the zippiest of embroidered gloves imported from Scandinavia and the fluffiest of knitted dresses imported from Wisconsin.

Since July is National Hot Dog Month and National Picnic Month, why not have a 4th of July picnic? A mighty tempting way to fix zippy hot dogs is to slit open one side, insert a piece of cheese, wrap with bacon, hold together with a toothpick and broil over a grill or in the oven.

Meanwhile, New Zealand has emerged as one of the world's strongest and zippiest modern economies, with a respected currency and magnetic attraction to new industrial investment.

[Gil] Klein got executive chef Curtis Eargle to create the Mark Russell Sandwich. It had a good dose of ham, some turkey, smoky gouda cheese (as a reminder of the smoky Marquis Lounge where Russell played and joked for years), spicy coleslaw and zippy mustard, sandwiched between piano keys of crusty ivory sourdough and ebony pumpernickel breads.

[John] Macy did not mention that the zippy, educational program for kids could not have been less like the slow-moving documentary for adults.

[T]he zippy musical numbers in which Mary Poppins (a stiff-lipped Emily Blunt) whisks cherubs Annabel, John, and Georgie (Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, and Joel Dawson, respectively) away into colorful hyperreal fantasias impress.

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• zippier
• zippiest

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