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whizzy

British  
/ ˈwɪzɪ /

adjective

  1. informal using sophisticated technology to produce vivid effects

    a whizzy new computer game

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A whizzy new artificial intelligence-powered chatbot set tech stocks jockeying for leadership amid new concerns over demand for Nvidia’s chips.

From Barron's Nov. 25, 2025

The technology is in beta, so mistakes could and should be expected, but the sheer number of gaffes is beginning to chip away at its reputation as a whizzy and reliable new tool.

From New York Times Feb. 16, 2023

In other words, the well-worn adage of computer scientists still applies in the whizzy world of AI: garbage in, garbage out.

From The Verge May 24, 2022

They came at least 20 years earlier in the 1950s, and not from whizzy California, but from frumpy Hammersmith.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2013

They made whizzy sounds as they flew, like WHEEEEEE!

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

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