chippy

adjective

chip·py ˈchi-pē

chippier; chippiest

Synonyms of chippy next

: aggressively belligerent

a chippy hockey player

also : marked by much fighting

a chippy game

Examples of chippy in a Sentence

a chippy, defensive fellow whose alma mater was the school of hard knocks

Recent Examples on the Web These are exactly how they’re served in a pub or chippy. —

Deanne Revel, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024 But each woman is showing that experience in this game as the German team gets particularly chippy, hitting the Americans with seven fouls in less than 30 minutes of play. —

Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024 And things got chippy, with nearly everyone on the ice getting involved in a scrum and three players — Verhaeghe and Tkachuk for Florida, Alexis Lafreniere — going to the penalty box. —

Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024 The Sky eventually edged the Liberty, 18-16, in a chippy third quarter. —

Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for chippy

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