Adjective
My, you're looking chipper this morning.
She greeted me in a chipper voice.
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Noun
Fresh out of the gym, the rapper, known for his intense delivery, is particularly chipper during our video call and apologizes for his slight tardiness.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
26 June 2026 Not so chipper The Micron Technology logo is displayed on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which a stock market chart is projected, in Creteil, France, on May 27, 2026.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Adjective
Wasn’t the entire point of season two making both the audience and Ted realize all the ways in which his ultra-chipper attitude and impenetrable optimism were a mask for decades of repressed sadness?—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2023 The chipper Brydon, recommitted to his family after his infidelities in the second installment, is enjoying greater professional success.—
Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
19 May 2020 See All Example Sentences for chipper
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
perhaps alteration of English dialect kipper lively