chirpy
adjective
ˈchər-pē 
chirpier; chirpiest
1
: cheerfully lively
a chirpy manner
2
a
: making chirps
b
: suggestive of chirping
a chirpy voice
chirpily
ˈchər-pə-lē
adverb chirpiness
ˈchər-pē-nəs
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The body includes chirpy and perky acidity and strong flavors of blue fruit. 
Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022 After controlling the race from start to finish, Verstappen was in a chirpy mood again. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 6 May 2022 On last week’s episode, Thede played a croaking spelling-bee host, a chirpy morning-show meteorologist and a peacocking art-school student. New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022 There is no chirpy greeting, no acknowledgment of being observed at all. New York Times, 6 Apr. 2022 Kimberly has a deadbeat drunk for a dad (Steven Boyer) and a chirpy narcissist for a mom (Alli Mauzey). Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2021 Our first impression of her is all folksy comic mannerisms and laugh-cueing prayers, delivered in a chirpy Betty Boop voice that Chastain gradually invests with an edge of steel. Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2021 Sheila ditches her identity as a devoted political wife to be a chirpy exercise-video star. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 June 2021 Now, those 10 Senators have been fairly chirpy about feeling burned. Philip Elliott, Time, 12 Apr. 2021 See More
Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022 After controlling the race from start to finish, Verstappen was in a chirpy mood again. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 6 May 2022 On last week’s episode, Thede played a croaking spelling-bee host, a chirpy morning-show meteorologist and a peacocking art-school student. New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022 There is no chirpy greeting, no acknowledgment of being observed at all. New York Times, 6 Apr. 2022 Kimberly has a deadbeat drunk for a dad (Steven Boyer) and a chirpy narcissist for a mom (Alli Mauzey). Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2021 Our first impression of her is all folksy comic mannerisms and laugh-cueing prayers, delivered in a chirpy Betty Boop voice that Chastain gradually invests with an edge of steel. Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2021 Sheila ditches her identity as a devoted political wife to be a chirpy exercise-video star. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 June 2021 Now, those 10 Senators have been fairly chirpy about feeling burned. Philip Elliott, Time, 12 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1
chirpy
adjective
as in perky
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- perky
- vivacious
- sprightly
- optimistic
- jaunty
- animated
- lilting
- lively
- cheerful
- cheery
- hopeful
- rosy
- upbeat
- carefree
- lighthearted
- sanguine
- easygoing
- chipper
- jovial
- buoyant
- insouciant
- unconcerned
- jolly
- cavalier
- merry
- careless
- happy-go-lucky
- gleeful
- blithe
- winsome
- sprightful
- mirthful
- sunny
- joyful
- gladsome
- joyous
- blithesome
- jocund
- smiling
- blissful
- bright
- lightsome
- delighted
- satisfied
- happy
- devil-may-care
- boon
- pleased
- grinning
- canty
- tickled
- gay
- laughing
- glad
- beaming
- gratified
- eupeptic
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sullen
- glum
- gloomy
- morose
- dour
- sulky
- saturnine
- sad
- unhappy
- joyless
- dull
- unsatisfied
- listless
- sluggish
- lethargic
- torpid
- depressed
- blue
- melancholy
- forlorn
- downcast
- sorrowful
- dejected
- disconsolate
- mirthless
- despondent
- low
- crestfallen
- hangdog
- droopy
- downhearted
- inconsolable
- disheartened
- brokenhearted
- down
- heavyhearted
- low-spirited