NIFTY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of nifty in English

(Definition of nifty from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of nifty from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of nifty

nifty
No doubt it's been taught in many of the other 37 nifty states as well.
We didn't get a chance to visit that facility, but saw a nifty slideshow.
From CNET
Do you still have a collection of those nifty little dispensers?
A nifty stunt as the impresario died in 1991 in a helicopter crash.
The days of buying software, movies, and music albums on nifty plastic discs are about over.
Nifty timing, coming just before we celebrate the nation's 239th birthday.
But space tourism sounds like a nifty story, so the mainstream media continue to exhibit no skepticism.
From ESPN
And while its new camera tricks are nifty and useful, some of them aren't so intuitive to use.
From CNET
They have these nifty chess pieces to represent each army.
Thanks for confirming that in another nifty example of plant-poison co-opting.
Admittedly, the editing of the video is pretty nifty.
Safari 7 includes a nifty program that ends up being half adblocker and half power saver.
From Wired
Maybe we'll actually get some really nifty ideas out of it.
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Translations of nifty

in Chinese (Traditional)
絕妙的, 有吸引力的, 俐落的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
绝妙的, 有吸引力的, 利落的…
in Spanish
hábil, ingenioso…
in Portuguese
habilidoso, útil…
in more languages
in Polish
in Turkish
in Russian
zmyślny, świetny…
çekici, zarif, iyi tasarlanmış…
ловкий, толковый…
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