chirpyadj.
/ˈtʃəːpi/, U.S. /ˈtʃərpi/ colloquial.
Given to chirping; cheerful, lively, merry, hilarious. (Cf. chirp v. 3.)
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > cheerful and lively
taitc1300
cant1330
crouse?a1400
pert?a1513
sprightya1522
aleger1590
sprightly1594
sunshine1594
brighta1616
lifesomec1635
flippant1711
cantya1724
saucy1741
chirk1789
chipper1806
chirrupy1808
up1815
chirpy1837
breezy1870
cyclonish1884
1837 J. Bates in H. Martineau Society in Amer. III. 332 It makes me chirpy to think of Roseland.
1859 J. Lang Wanderings in India 19 The soup and a glass of wine set Jack up; and he becomes quite chirpy.
1882 W. Besant All Sorts of Men II. xx. 85 Her ladyship put quite a chirpy face upon it.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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