lippy
lip·py
lippy · lippier · lippiest
Having prominent lipsHaving prominent lips.
/ˈlɪpi/
Meaning
2 senses(informal)Having prominent lips.
(informal)Having a tendency to talk back in a cheeky or impertinent manner.
Don't give me any lip! I don't like how lippy you've been acting lately! Clean your room.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From lip (“fleshy protrusion around the opening of the mouth; (slang) verbal impertinence,From lip (“fleshy protrusion around the opening of the mouth; (slang) verbal impertinence, backtalk”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense of ‘having the quality of’).
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Forms
lippier, lippiestSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedstiff-upper-lippy
Derivedlippiness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.