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zap·py

 (zăp′ē)
adj. zap·pi·er, zap·pi·est Informal
Lively: a zappy tune.
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zappy

(ˈzæpɪ)
adj, zappier or zappiest
slang full of energy; snappy; zippy
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zap•py

(ˈzæp i)

adj. -pi•er, -pi•est. Informal.
zippy.
[1965–70]
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Translations

zappy

[ˈzæpɪ] ADJ [car] → alegre, respondón; [computer] → veloz; [prose, style] → ágil; [approach] → vivaz
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zappy

adj pace, car → fetzig (inf); (= lively) prose, style → spritzig; management style → dynamisch
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