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CHIRPY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chirpy mean?
• CHIRPY (adjective)
The adjective CHIRPY has 2 senses:
1. (birds or insects) characterized by or tending to chirp
2. characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
Familiarity information: CHIRPY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(birds or insects) characterized by or tending to chirp
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
chirp (a sharp sound made by small birds or insects)
Derivation:
chirp (a sharp sound made by small birds or insects)
Domain category:
bird (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
insect (small air-breathing arthropod)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
Synonyms:
Context example:
a perky little widow in her 70s
Similar:
cheerful (being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits)
Derivation:
chirpiness (cheerful and lively)
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