nipping
1. capable of wounding - a barbed compliment - a biting aphorism - pungent satire • Syn: barbed, biting, pungent, mordacious • Similar to: sarcastic • Derivationally related forms: pungency (for: pungent) 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 • Similar to: cold • Derivationally related forms: snap (for: snappy), nip (for: nippy), frost (for: frosty), frostiness (for: frosty)
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