zippy adj

zippy adj
"Your fly is undone," was Tom's zippy rejoinder.

English expressions. 2014.

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  • zippy — (adj.) 1904, from ZIP (Cf. zip) + Y (Cf. y) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • zippy — [adj] energetic active, animated, ball of fire*, brisk, chipper, dashing, dynamic, enterprising, full of energy, full of life, full of pep, high powered, kinetic, lively, peppy, potent, powerful, snappy, speedy, spirited, sprightly, spry, strong …   New thesaurus

  • zippy — [zip′ē] adj. zippier, zippiest [< ZIP + Y2] Informal full of vim and energy; brisk …   English World dictionary

  • zippy — adj. (zippier, zippiest) colloq. 1 bright, fresh, lively. 2 fast, speedy. Derivatives: zippily adv. zippiness n …   Useful english dictionary

  • zippy — /zip ee/, adj., zippier, zippiest. Informal. lively; peppy. [1915 20; ZIP1 + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • zippy — zip·py || zɪpɪ adj. vigorous, energetic, lively; quick, brisk …   English contemporary dictionary

  • zippy — zip•py [[t]ˈzɪp i[/t]] adj. pi•er, pi•est inf full of energy; lively • Etymology: 1915–20 …   From formal English to slang

  • join v — rejoinder n, zippy adj …   English expressions

  • audacious — adj 1. bold, venturesome, adventuresome, adventurous; daring, brave, courageous, valiant, valorous, lion hearted, stout hearted; fearless, dauntless, intrepid, undaunted, unshrinking, unflinching; stalwart, doughty, mettlesome, plucky, Inf.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • cold — adj 1. heatless, sunless, cool, chill, chilly, nippy, unheated, unwarmed; frigid, icy, algid, gelid, freezing, ice cold; frosty, wintry, brumal, hibernal, snowy, hoary, rimy; arctic, glacial, polar, hyperborean, hyperboreal, Siberian; bitter,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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