zippy

Other forms of zippy

comparative or superlative

zippier

comparative or superlative

zippiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about zippy

What does zippy mean?

zippy means "quick and energetic". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in zippy?

zippy has 2 syllables: zip-py. The stress falls on "zip". In IPA it is /ˈzɪpi/.

What is another word for zippy?

Close synonyms include alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is zippy a common word?

zippy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.