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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy]
2: marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" [syn: bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippy]

Merriam Webster's

adjective (zippier; -est) Date: 1904 full of zip: as a. very quick or speedy <a zippy sports car> b. strikingly fresh, lively, or appealing in style <zippy clothes>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (zippier, zippiest) colloq. 1 bright, fresh, lively. 2 fast, speedy. Derivatives: zippily adv. zippiness n.

Moby Thesaurus

active, acute, aggressive, alert, animated, antic, brisk, burning, capersome, catty, coltish, curried, dynamic, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, exuberant, forceful, forcible, frisky, frolicsome, full of beans, full of pep, gamesome, gay, go-go, hearty, high-seasoned, hot, hot as pepper, impetuous, incisive, intense, keen, kinetic, lively, living, lusty, mettlesome, nimble, nippy, peppery, peppy, playful, racy, ready, robust, rollicking, rollicksome, rompish, seasoned, skittish, smacking, snappy, spanking, spiced, spicy, spirited, sportive, sprightly, spry, strenuous, strong, take-charge, take-over, tangy, trenchant, vibrant, vigorous, vital, vivacious, vivid, with a kick, zestful, zesty