nifty

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Lot's of nifty, anime-like close in shots of the hands opening, the eyes gleaming, yellow flames rolling across the armor, etc.

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  1. adjective First-rate; great: a nifty idea.
  2. noun A nifty person or thing, especially a clever joke.

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  • The benches were filled with young barristers, all of whom had made up their minds that the testimony would be what one of them called "nifty." —  Oscar Wilde His Life and Confessions
  • Lot's of nifty, anime-like close in shots of the hands opening, the eyes gleaming, yellow flames rolling across the armor, etc. —  Against the Japanese Grain
  • There was a thick door, retracted into the ceiling. —  Bloodhype
  • Please explain me about the sensex and nifty, in the stock market.? the sensex and the nifty is the index of shares in india, as indian stocks go up, so does the sensex and nifty, and vice versa. en Español —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • “You sure look nifty,” commented Locker, who himself waited on me. —  Tramping on Life
 

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/ˈnɪfti/
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