zappyadj.
/ˈzapi/, U.S. /ˈzæpi/ slang.
Lively, amusing, energetic; striking.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > lively, vivacious, or animated
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fledge?1461
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frisky?a1500
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quick-sprighted1579
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spirituous1601
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quick-set1653
airy1654
animated1660
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high-lifed1859
sassy1859
chippy1865
sparky1883
high-keyed1893
high life1903
peppy1914
pepful1915
jazzy1917
upbeat1947
zappy1969
sparkly1979
the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [adjective] > piquantly exciting
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zested1769
zestful1797
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colourful1905
zappy1969
1969 Guardian 1 Mar. 5/2 The Minister wore in his lapel..a zappy coloured badge of the ‘Cocoa makes you sterile’ type.
1971 ‘J. Mayo’ Asking for It xxiv. 155 They were both giving each other big zappy grins.
1972 Observer 16 July 30/2 We badly need some zappy young editor who will start making his more garrulous authors prune their books.
1983 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Dec. 1448/3 The best of contemporary American prose sometimes has a zappy elegance.
1984 Listener 3 May 30/4 The company felt the need for a zappier profile.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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