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

Examples of chirpy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And Ben Ahlers, who plays the adult Happy, comes with that actor’s famously warm smile and chirpy demeanor, slowly worn down here before your eyes, as the permissible frolics of youth turn into the stasis of one going nowhere. —Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026

Emma and Charlie are dizzied by the wedding industrial complex, with its parade of chirpy, pushy florists and photographers and dance coaches who behave like their corner of the upcoming party is the centerpiece of the night. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026

Chipmunk flows and equally chirpy beats bridge the gap between the Florida fast movement, Detroit cloud rap, and the hazier elements of New York’s young alternative scenes. —Benny Sun, Pitchfork, 22 Dec. 2025

Longtime fans will note how Cabin in the Sky’s volley of chirpy melodies, callbacks to old-school roller-skating and quirky skits featuring Saturday Night Live’s Jay Pharaoh evokes past De La fare like De La Soul Is Dead. —Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for chirpy

• burpee