1
as in lively
having much high-spirited energy and movement
a crowd of zippy children who'd been cooped up all day
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2
as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
she just bought a zippy new computer that should enable her to work more efficiently
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At the closing ceremony on Sunday, Sandra Button, the longtime chairperson of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, who oversaw the panel of judges at the Oberoi’s inaugural effort, awarded the Best of Show trophy to a gracefully zippy 1939 Lagonda coupe.
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Christopher Bagley, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2024
Don’t let that fool you, though: Under the Fig Trees is a big-minded film that grounds its ideas about labor, sexism, faith, and modernity in the zippy rhythms of its characters’ negotiations around friendship, romance, and work.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
Both hinge on zippy concepts (time travel and modernized Shakespeare, respectively) that eventually push their leading ladies into profound moments of personal reflection.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
The production is a zippy romp that plays its murders for laughs and leans into the physical comedy of its set-ups with aplomb.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2024
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Christopher Bagley, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2024
Don’t let that fool you, though: Under the Fig Trees is a big-minded film that grounds its ideas about labor, sexism, faith, and modernity in the zippy rhythms of its characters’ negotiations around friendship, romance, and work.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
Both hinge on zippy concepts (time travel and modernized Shakespeare, respectively) that eventually push their leading ladies into profound moments of personal reflection.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
The production is a zippy romp that plays its murders for laughs and leans into the physical comedy of its set-ups with aplomb.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Zippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zippy. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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