chirpier; chirpiest
Synonyms of chirpynext
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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Longtime fans will note how Cabin in the Sky’s volley of chirpy melodies, callbacks to old-school roller-skating and quirky skits featuring Saturday Night Live’s Jay Pharaoh evokes past De La fare like De La Soul Is Dead. Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025 The only real attempt in this episode to describe the difficulty of Maia’s position as Tallulah’s manager comes from Maia’s chirpy co-worker (Lauren Holt, a treat every time). Caroline Framke, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025 From chirpy to authoritarian, Amoss captures the quirky, sociopathic Bunnies. Audiofile Magazine, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2025 Hers had a chirpy, glassy tone that conformed well to the generic, Kidz Bop-style sound that was favored at the time by Disney. Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for chirpy

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 18 Dec. 2025.

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