chirpy

adjective

ˈchər-pē How to pronounce chirpy (audio)
chirpier; chirpiest
Synonyms of chirpynext
1
: cheerfully lively
a chirpy manner
2
a
: making chirps
b
: suggestive of chirping
a chirpy voice
chirpily
ˈchər-pə-lē How to pronounce chirpy (audio)
adverb
chirpiness
ˈchər-pē-nəs How to pronounce chirpy (audio)
noun

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After New Year’s our mother dumps it, with all the glossy families and chirpy letters, in the trash. — Literary Hub, 7 May 2026 The relentlessly chirpy boosters have erected a billboard in Times Square, urging flush financiers to abandon the Apple for the Orange. — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024 Chipmunk flows and equally chirpy beats bridge the gap between the Florida fast movement, Detroit cloud rap, and the hazier elements of New York’s young alternative scenes. — Benny Sun, Pitchfork, 22 Dec. 2025 And Ben Ahlers, who plays Happy, comes of course with that actor’s famously warm smile and chirpy demeanor, slowly worn down here before your eyes, as the permissible frolics of youth turn into the stasis of one going nowhere. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026 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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