zippy
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zippy
- /ˈzɪpi/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɪpi
Where it comes from
From zip (“to move in haste; to make (something) move quickly”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’).
adjective zippier · zippiest
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Energetic and lively.
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.
Similar: abuzz, active, agile, airy, alive, animate, animated, brisk, busy, busy as a bee, buxom, buzzing · Opposite: abeyant, at rest, cessant, dormant, dull, fallow, hibernating, idle, inactive, inert, languid, latent
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Quick, speedy.
Apart from anything else, the zippier Northern cadences meant the radio stations could pack in three or four commercials in the time it would take the average Southerner to clear his throat.
Similar: cursory, express, fast, expeditious, feverish, fleet, fleeting, greased lightning, hasty, hectic, hectical, hyperactive · Opposite: crawling, slack, slow-moving, languid, languorous, draggy, tardy, creeping, dreich, gastropodous, glacial, heavy-footed
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adj energetic and lively
| Español | alegre, brioso, vivaz, vivo |
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| Português | animado, vivaz, vivo |
| Français | entraînant, vif |
| Deutsch | flott |
| العربية | مفعم بالحيويَة mufʕam bel ḥayaweya, مفعمَة بالحيويَة mufʕama bel ḥayaweya |
Talk about this word "zippy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zippy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. zippy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zippy "zippy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zippy.Cite this
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title = {zippy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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