zingy

English

Etymology

zing +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪŋi

Adjective

zingy (comparative zingier, superlative zingiest)

1. (informal) Full of zest.
   • 1989 May 6, Mara Math, “Boston's Women in Theatre Extravaganza”, in Gay Community News, page 11:

     There's not overmuch depth here, but Chambers does have a zingy wit and the one-liners fly fast and furious.

   • 1991, Howard Karren, The Premiere guide to movies on video:

     In the early drafts of the zingy script (by Charles Lederer), the visitor was to have been considerably more outre, but apparently the special effects folks weren't up to the job […]

Derived terms

• zingily
• zinginess