单词 | chirrupy |
释义 | chirrupyadj. colloquial. Given to chirrup; lively, cheery; cheerfully chatty. ΘΚΠ 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 1808 T. Campbell Let. 23 Jan. in W. Beattie Life & Lett. (1849) II. v. 136 Laugh at all my doledrum of yesterday. I have been quite chirrupy to-day! a1861 T. Winthrop John Brent (1862) xxvi. 280 He's one er them chirrupy, smilin' niggers. 1874 F. C. Burnand My Time i. 8 A chirrupy stereotyped smile. 1884 Christ. World 25 Dec. 995/1 A chirrupy, garrulous old age. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < |
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