A nippy cheese. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective, : morning air that feels a bit nippy. ,This cheese has a good, nippy taste. From Dictionary.com.
Oh, and it's -5 out, which is kind of nippy for Embra. From Wordnik.com. [Making Light: Snowpocalypse Part Next] Reference
I smoked for a bit, but it was getting kind of nippy, so I went for a walk. From Wordnik.com. [Cargo of Eagles]
Toad described as nippy?. From Wordnik.com. [Mario Kart DS Post-Mortem] Reference
It is nippy out there all across parts of the north. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 29, 2007] Reference
It's not bitingly cold anymore, but it's still nippy. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
The rats in my ivory tower are starting to get nippy. From Wordnik.com. [Waikiki Nurse] Reference
I was concerned it was going to be a little bit nippy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2007] Reference
"No doubt they found it a bit nippy for their liking.". From Wordnik.com. [Dirge]
Too nippy for a swig of ice-cold radioactive well water. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Outside it is cool and nippy, and wet cuz it poured all day. From Wordnik.com. [wench77 Diary Entry] Reference
He's a pretty nippy shot in spite of being out of practice. '. From Wordnik.com. [On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles] Reference
If I wasn't pretty nippy, I'd have been bitten more than I was. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of Holly Lane]
And it's not an aggressive animal, but he can be a little nippy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 14, 2006] Reference
The weather was a little nippy, but it was a great day for a run. From Wordnik.com. [chicagojo Diary Entry] Reference
The weather was nippy, with fast-moving clouds and a steady breeze. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - After rain on France's parade, questions raised] Reference
But further inside the party organization, the air is a little nippy. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Half-Baked Alaska] Reference
Apples, tuberous veggies and pork are a classic trio when the air is nippy. From Wordnik.com. [Weekend Cookbook Challenge # 28 - TV Cooks] Reference
The slow, easy conversation contrasts with the morning air: crisp and nippy. From Wordnik.com. [Hangin' Out At The Ozark County Line ***] Reference
'I'm afraid he tends to get a bit nippy after being arrested in his Y-fronts.'. From Wordnik.com. [Quite Ugly One Morning]
The weather, Bert informed us, would be a bit nippy but not uncomfortably cold. From Wordnik.com. [Bravo-Two-Zero]
It's going to be, what it was you said, when it's nippy -- well, less than nippy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2009] Reference
You're really nippy with your feet - almost as nippy as Buster is with his teeth!. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of Banshee Towers]
The September day dawned breezy and a bit nippy, accompanied by a flat white sky. From Wordnik.com. [Covenant]
They may see our matches, and then we've got to be pretty nippy about using them. From Wordnik.com. [On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles] Reference
The wind was in their faces, such wind as there was, and the air was keen and nippy. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
With a flurry, Sue Akers burst through the back door, pink-cheeked from a nippy wind. From Wordnik.com. [Murder to Go]
It's a grey day and a bit nippy out but they had their sweaters on to keep them warm. From Wordnik.com. [Morning walk] Reference
Yeah - here in the UK I reckon that 0 is a bit nippy, so I really wouldn't fancy -20. From Wordnik.com. [Oxygen concentrator, I try to go begging (again!), and Seattle!] Reference
The weather was a bit nippy today, with clouds overhead, and his attire reflected this. From Wordnik.com. [Dance Of Desire]
"You'll be charging me rent next," she said when the nippy arrived to take their order. From Wordnik.com. [Bottled Spider]
Ireland and Scotland are green, green foggy, nippy, and downright boot-inspiring jewels. From Wordnik.com. [The WritingYA Weblog: Wicked Cool & Coming Soon] Reference
"It's being so cheerful as keeps her going," Shirley said once the nippy was out of earshot. From Wordnik.com. [Bottled Spider]
Europe's nippy northern beaches, meanwhile, may soon be packed with die-hard sun-worshipers. From Wordnik.com. [The Costa del Norte] Reference
Maybe what we need is a streamlined, nippy little system like the Minis in "The Italian Job". From Wordnik.com. [Juggernauts and handbrake turns] Reference
Plus it is very cold as well, so it's kind of misty and nippy on the nose and magical somehow!. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
The car was a nippy Metro, bright red and only one year old, although with a fairly high mileage. From Wordnik.com. [Desire for Revenge]
Teaching him to re-learn some of his manners, especially when it comes to being mouthy and nippy. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference
The tip of her nose was red, whether from the nippy air outside or from annoyance, I couldn't tell. From Wordnik.com. [Drums of Autumn]
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