nippingly

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adverb

In a nipping manner.

“The nights were nippingly cold.”

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Meanings

adverbnippingly (comparative more nippingly, superlative most nippingly)

comparative more nippingly · superlative most nippingly

  1. In a nipping manner.

    The nights were nippingly cold.

Origin

From nipping + -ly.

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APA

nippingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nippingly

MLA

“nippingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nippingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nippingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nippingly.

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