Definitions
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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Lively and quick”5 letters
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