nippitate
English
editEtymology
editFrom nip.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editnippitate (comparative more nippitate, superlative most nippitate)
- (archaic, humorous, said of ale or liquor) Peculiarly strong and pleasant
- 1654, George Chapman, Alphonsus, Emperor of Germany:
- 'Twill make a cup of wine taste nippitate.
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “nippitate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.