as in aggressive
feeling or displaying eagerness to fight
a chippy, defensive fellow whose alma mater was the school of hard knocks
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Recent Examples of chippy
Saturday's James Madison-Charlotte matchup got a bit chippy at a point, but one player might have taken things a bit too far.
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2024
There was one noticeably chippy play when, after Samuel caught a pass over the middle of the field from Joshua Dobbs, he was knocked to the ground on a high hit from safety Tayler Hawkins.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
A little chippy Oftentimes, joint practices lead to skirmishes or all-out fights.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
There is no love loss between the two young teams as things got chippy in both contests.
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2024
There was one noticeably chippy play when, after Samuel caught a pass over the middle of the field from Joshua Dobbs, he was knocked to the ground on a high hit from safety Tayler Hawkins.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
A little chippy Oftentimes, joint practices lead to skirmishes or all-out fights.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
There is no love loss between the two young teams as things got chippy in both contests.
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chippy
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The fire, first reported Wednesday morning, has quickly spread due to aggressive winds that have plagued firefighting efforts for weeks.—
Greg Norman,
Fox News,
23 Jan. 2025
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One is that aggressive episodes between the males may be too short or minor to trigger a hormonal response.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
23 Jan. 2025
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Three Israeli hostages were released to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday following a ceasefire deal between Israel and the militant group Hamas.—
Rachel Scully,
The Hill,
19 Jan. 2025
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Palestinian statehood remains very difficult question for Israel to answer, pushed further away by the October 7 attacks and 15 months of brutal war in Gaza against Palestinian militant group Hamas.—
Ellie Cook,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Instead, she was hounded out of the classroom by authorities hostile to Western literature.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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Last year, Trump's predecessor Joe Biden fired the inspector general of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, after an investigation found the official had created a hostile work environment.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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An ugly opt in: If there is no trade by Feb. 6, Butler then regains a degree of leverage with the right to invoke his $52.4 million player option next season.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2025
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This underscores an ugly truth as to why California’s housing is grossly and unnecessarily expensive, and in short supply.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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President Joe Biden prioritized student loan forgiveness during his term, introducing broad and contentious programs—challenged by his opponents in the courts—to relieve people of large chunks of their college debt.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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The loud and contentious debate about whether Indiana and SMU deserved CFP at-large bids overshadowed the reality of postseason football in both college and the NFL.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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By the end, Liverpool’s players seemed tired and Klopp was irritable, clearly in need of a rest.—
Simon Hughes,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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The trio’s sixth record is charmingly irritable in both of its moods: hopped up on fluffy coffee while cracking baseball jokes, or dragging out downbeats and lamenting power structures to goad listeners with mounting anticipation.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2024
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“Chippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chippy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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