chirpier; chirpiest
1
: cheerfully lively
a chirpy manner
2
a
: making chirps
b
: suggestive of chirping
a chirpy voice
chirpily adverb
chirpiness noun

Examples of chirpy in a Sentence

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In Happy-Go-Lucky, Sally Hawkins plays Poppy, the world’s most cheerful, generous elementary-school teacher, a chirpy songbird in human form. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024 The light is still red as a seemingly chirpy, clueless couple pulls alongside her in a beat-up minivan, seeking directions. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024 In this romantic wish list of components for the perfect pub, Orwell’s fantasy boozer is frequented by regulars who sit in the same chair night after night, employs chirpy, liver-sausage-sandwich-slinging barmaids, and serves its ale in strawberry-pink china mugs. Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024 Armenta is a tall, heavyset man in his forties with a resonant baritone voice; Arias—three years younger, shorter, and thinner—sounds comically chirpy by comparison. Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chirpy 

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of chirpy was in 1837

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“Chirpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chirpy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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