zippy

adj

Etymology: From zip (“to move in haste; to make (something) move quickly”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’).

1. Energetic and lively.

   “Fun is the doughboy's pal—that's why he wrote and sings "K-K-K-Katy"—the song of songs, with a zippy, catchy melody and those beautifully simple words stammered by Katy's tongue-tied beau.”

   “[T]he rising wind, cool and zippy from the far ice floes of Bering Straits— [...]”

2. Quick, speedy.

   “Apart from anything else, the zippier Northern cadences meant the radio stations could pack in three or four commercials in the time it would take the average Southerner to clear his throat.”

   “He had pored over the websites of the different European car manufacturers, wooed at first by the Beemers, Audis and Saabs before admitting we had a restricted budget. He eventually chose an economical but zippy Renault hatchback.”