zippy

English

Etymology

zip +‎ -y

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɪpi/
Rhymes: -ɪpi
Audio (UK) (file)

Adjective

zippy (comparative zippier, superlative zippiest)

(informal) Lively, quick and energetic.
- 12 December 2018, Charles Bramesco, AV Club A spoonful of nostalgia helps the calculated Mary Poppins Returns go down
  the zippy musical numbers in which Mary Poppins (a stiff-lipped Emily Blunt) whisks cherubs Annabel, John, and Georgie (Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, and Joel Dawson, respectively) away into colorful hyperreal fantasias impress.

Translations

lively, quick and energetic

Arabic: مفعم بالحيويَة‎ m (mufʿam bel ḥayaweya), مفعمَة بالحيويَة‎ f (mufʿama bel ḥayaweya)

Georgian: მხნე (mxne), ცოცხალი (cocxali), გაცოცხლებული (gacocxlebuli)
Spanish: brioso (es)

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