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—lippiness, n./lip"ee/, adj., lippier, lippiest.1. having large or prominent lips.2. Slang. impudent; fresh.[1870-75; LIP + -Y1]
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lippy — adjective (lippier; est) Date: circa 1875 given to back talk … New Collegiate Dictionary
