nippilyadv.

Brit.

/ˈnɪpᵻli/, U.S.

/ˈnɪpᵻli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nippy adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < nippy adj. + -ly suffix².

1. Chiefly Scottish. In a sharp or abrupt manner; smartly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb] > briskly or actively

quiverlyOE

smartc1300

smartlyc1300

spacklya1350

merrilyc1390

sprackly1393

livelyc1425

activelya1500

busilya1513

allegrement1608

alacriously1609

nippily1650

briskly1665

alertly1725

up and doing1817

pert1859

brash1884

stirringly1889

bobbishly1936

1650 A. B. Mutatus Polemo 21 Let such be nippily markt and taken notice of.

1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy xii. 91 Duncan will gie ye your pawmies the morn richt nippily!

1935 G. Blake Shipbuilders vii. 202 Agnes..took it upon herself to reply. Nippily she countered his eagerness to help.

1989 Scots Mag. Apr. 47 ‘Oh, very weel, then,’ she said nippily, ‘If your in aa that much o a hurry’.

1998 Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 21 Feb. Expectations ‘very different from yours’ she wrote, nippily.

2. In an agile or nimble manner; swiftly, briskly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adverb] > swiftly and briskly

sharplya1000

smartc1300

smartlyc1300

spackc1330

wightlyc1330

spacklya1350

swipperly?a1400

wighta1400

nimblyc1450

quiverly1519

roundly1548

nimble1568

bragly1579

snap1583

yarelya1616

briskly1665

smartish1839

nippily1932

snappingly1976

1932 P. G. Wodehouse Doctor Sally vii. 70 ‘Did you see the curious, sudden way that boy left the room?’ ‘He did move fairly nippily,’ agreed Lord Tidmouth.

1972 Guardian 10 Nov. 11/1 The new 3-Door Renault 5..[will] take you nippily through the town traffic snarl-ups.

1986 Economist (Nexis) 20 Sept. 68 It was the cradle of Britain's aerospace industry, but nippily shifted first into components and then to R & D.

2000 Western Morning News (Electronic ed.) 1 Jan. The guests waltzed and fox-trotted as nippily as if they were teenagers again.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nippily
释义	nippilyadv. Brit. /ˈnɪpᵻli/, U.S. /ˈnɪpᵻli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nippy adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < nippy adj. + -ly suffix². 1. Chiefly Scottish. In a sharp or abrupt manner; smartly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb] > briskly or actively quiverlyOE smartc1300 smartlyc1300 spacklya1350 merrilyc1390 sprackly1393 livelyc1425 activelya1500 busilya1513 allegrement1608 alacriously1609 nippily1650 briskly1665 alertly1725 up and doing1817 pert1859 brash1884 stirringly1889 bobbishly1936 1650 A. B. Mutatus Polemo 21 Let such be nippily markt and taken notice of. 1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy xii. 91 Duncan will gie ye your pawmies the morn richt nippily! 1935 G. Blake Shipbuilders vii. 202 Agnes..took it upon herself to reply. Nippily she countered his eagerness to help. 1989 Scots Mag. Apr. 47 ‘Oh, very weel, then,’ she said nippily, ‘If your in aa that much o a hurry’. 1998 Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 21 Feb. Expectations ‘very different from yours’ she wrote, nippily. 2. In an agile or nimble manner; swiftly, briskly. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adverb] > swiftly and briskly sharplya1000 smartc1300 smartlyc1300 spackc1330 wightlyc1330 spacklya1350 swipperly?a1400 wighta1400 nimblyc1450 quiverly1519 roundly1548 nimble1568 bragly1579 snap1583 yarelya1616 briskly1665 smartish1839 nippily1932 snappingly1976 1932 P. G. Wodehouse Doctor Sally vii. 70 ‘Did you see the curious, sudden way that boy left the room?’ ‘He did move fairly nippily,’ agreed Lord Tidmouth. 1972 Guardian 10 Nov. 11/1 The new 3-Door Renault 5..[will] take you nippily through the town traffic snarl-ups. 1986 Economist (Nexis) 20 Sept. 68 It was the cradle of Britain's aerospace industry, but nippily shifted first into components and then to R & D. 2000 Western Morning News (Electronic ed.) 1 Jan. The guests waltzed and fox-trotted as nippily as if they were teenagers again. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1650
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