nipping
adj 1: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting
aphorism"; "pungent satire" [syn: {barbed}, {biting},
{pungent}]
2: pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and
frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day";
"snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {crisp},
{frosty}, {nippy}, {snappy}, {parky}]