Definition of Chirpy

1. Adjective. (birds or insects) characterized by or tending to chirp.

Category relationships: Bird, Insect
Partainyms: Chirp
Derivative terms: Chirp

2. Adjective. Characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness. "A perky little widow in her 70s"
Exact synonyms: Buoyant, Perky
Similar to: Cheerful
Derivative terms: Buoyancy, Buoyancy, Chirpiness, Perkiness

Definition of Chirpy

1. Adjective. In a good mood; happy and energetic. ¹

2. Adjective. Making chirping noises. ¹

3. Noun. An electronic device which uses a piezoelectric transducer to make chirping noise, often designed to be hidden and function as an annoyance ¹

4. Noun. Specifically, a version of the above designed to be thrown for placement. Similar to a throwie. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chirpy

1. cheerful [adj CHIRPIER, CHIRPIEST] : CHIRPILY [adv] - See also: cheerful

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chirpy

chirper
chirpers
chirpier
chirpies
chirpiest
chirpily
chirpiness
chirping
chirping chips
chirpingly
chirpings
chirplet
chirplets
chirps
chirpt
chirpy (current term)
chirpy as a cricket
chirr
chirre
chirred
chirren
chirres
chirring
chirrs
chirrup
chirruped
chirruping
chirrups
chirrupy
chirt

Literary usage of Chirpy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"Then we went shootin', an' when we come back I was feelin' as chirpy as a cricket, an' I took an' rolled Samuelson up an' down the verandah, and give out to ..."

2. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1891)
"chirpy, adj. (colloquial).—Cheerful ; lively. ... It makes me chirpy to think of ... Her ladyship pu quite л chirpy face upon ¡t. ..."

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