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

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An exhaustingly chirpy series of studies has found that social connection is one of the strongest predictors of well-being, and extroverts are more socially connected. Olga Khazan, Vox, 11 Mar. 2025 Trillions of chirpy, red-eyed periodical cicadas emerged from underground in a rare double emergence event. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024 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 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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