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  • adjective superlative form of nippy: most nippy.

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Examples

  • Then I took off my flip-flops and walked into the living room, which was always the nippiest room in the house.

    THIS IS ME FROM NOW ON BARBARA DEE 2010

  • Then I took off my flip-flops and walked into the living room, which was always the nippiest room in the house.

    THIS IS ME FROM NOW ON BARBARA DEE 2010

  • Then I took off my flip-flops and walked into the living room, which was always the nippiest room in the house.

    THIS IS ME FROM NOW ON BARBARA DEE 2010

  • Then I took off my flip-flops and walked into the living room, which was always the nippiest room in the house.

    THIS IS ME FROM NOW ON BARBARA DEE 2010

  • It is now quite common to see all 10 outfield players retreat at least to the edge of the area whenever the opposition get a corner, while the side taking it will habitually keep its two nippiest smaller players back.

    Blogposts | guardian.co.uk 2010

  • It is now quite common to see all 10 outfield players retreat at least to the edge of the area whenever the opposition get a corner, while the side taking it will habitually keep its two nippiest smaller players back.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • It is now quite common to see all 10 outfield players retreat at least to the edge of the area whenever the opposition get a corner, while the side taking it will habitually keep its two nippiest smaller players back.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • You rent the smallest, cheapest, nippiest thing you can find and zoom off with the wind in your hair.

    Top stories from Times Online 2009

  • Nokia has teamed up with Intel to forge a partnership with the aim of delivering the nippiest mobile devices ever seen using new chipset tech.

    Mirror.co.uk - News 2009

  • And I definitely don't recall the controls being this thick and sticky, with even the nippiest sports car unable to perform a basic handbrake turn.

    Eurogamer 2008

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