nipping (adj.)

  1. capable of wounding; a barbed compliment; a biting aphorism; pungent satire

    [ Syn: barbed , biting , pungent , mordacious ]

  2. pleasantly cold and invigorating; crisp clear nights and frosty mornings; a nipping wind; a nippy fall day; snappy weather

    [ Syn: crisp , frosty , nippy , snappy ]

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