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Word entry · 5 letters

zippy

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"Lively and quick"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈzɪpi/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ippyzStarts with ZEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1Z2I3P4P5Y

Definitions

  1. Fast, lively, and full of energy.

Word origin

From zip (“to move in haste; to make (something) move quickly”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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