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swipper en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English swiper (“agile, nimble”), from Old English swipor, ġeswipor (“astute, cunning, shifty”), from Proto-West Germanic *swipr, from Proto-Germanic *swipraz (“quick, clever”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyb- (“to bend, turn, swing, sway, swerve, wander”), equivalent to swipe + -er. See swoop.

Meanings

  1. (Northern-England, obsolete, slang) nimble; quick

Forms

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most swipper Degree=Sup lexicographic
more swipper Degree=Cmp lexicographic