zippy

adjective

zip·​py ˈzi-pē 

zippier; zippiest

: full of zip: such as

a

: very quick or speedy

a zippy sports car

b

: strikingly fresh, lively, or appealing in style

zippy clothes

Synonyms

• active
• airy
• animate
• animated
• bouncing
• brisk
• energetic
• frisky
• gay
• jaunty
• jazzy
• kinetic
• lively
• mettlesome
• peppy
• perky
• pert
• pizzazzy
• pizazzy
• racy
• snappy
• spanking
• sparky
• spirited
• sprightly
• springy
• vital
• vivacious

Examples of zippy in a Sentence

a crowd of zippy children who'd been cooped up all day

she just bought a zippy new computer that should enable her to work more efficiently

Recent Examples on the Web

Kia is now upping the ante, debuting a zippier version of the model, the 2025 Kia EV9 GT. —Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024

Brands now harness its fragrant zing to enhance the sweetness of chocolate, to bring a zippy edge to bagels, and to impart tingly floral notes to cocktails. —Megan Zhang, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024

Her feet didn’t sink into the shoes, instead snapping up behind her, creating the kind of zippy turnover that leads to speedy times. —Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 4 Nov. 2024

Others are incorporating some slightly zippier hues into the otherwise-traditional mix. —Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

zippy

adjective

zip·​py ˈzip-ē 

zippier; zippiest

: full of zip : brisk, snappy