as in aggressive
feeling or displaying eagerness to fight
a chippy, defensive fellow whose alma mater was the school of hard knocks
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Recent Examples of chippy
Getting chippy with the Lian Bichsel, the Stars’ 6-foot-7 space-eater, the next.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
And when a team’s back is against the wall — like the Pistons, who can’t afford to lose another home game — things tend to get chippy fast.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
By Kelly Iko, James Jackson, Jay King, Josh Robbins, Anthony Slater, Joe Vardon, Jenna West and Jared Weiss
The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets delivered a chippy game in Wednesday’s NBA playoff action, which concluded with a Rockets 109-94 home win.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Throw in a tight scoreline, some inconsistent officiating at times and a chock-full away fan section that stood up singing the entire night, and things were bound to get chippy.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
And when a team’s back is against the wall — like the Pistons, who can’t afford to lose another home game — things tend to get chippy fast.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
By Kelly Iko, James Jackson, Jay King, Josh Robbins, Anthony Slater, Joe Vardon, Jenna West and Jared Weiss
The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets delivered a chippy game in Wednesday’s NBA playoff action, which concluded with a Rockets 109-94 home win.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Throw in a tight scoreline, some inconsistent officiating at times and a chock-full away fan section that stood up singing the entire night, and things were bound to get chippy.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chippy
Adjective
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Nonprofits focused on such issues could be seen as antagonistic to the company’s aggressive commercialization efforts.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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The 82-year-old was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, the second most common cancer among men, with 1 in 8 being diagnosed in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Saturday's summit comes two months after Israel ended a ceasefire reached with the Hamas militant group in January.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
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Israel blames civilian casualties on Hamas because the militant group operates from civilian areas.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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And Marguerite did actually manage to live there for years, scraping together a life on the hostile tundra.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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And this is a very hard-line government that has taken a kind of hostile view of everybody in the region.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Compare the first half of Season 15 to Jodie Whittaker’s last outing as the Doctor, and things get uglier.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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The birds' droppings end up on the ground and windows below, creating an ugly scene for staff, branch patrons and passersby walking in the River Market District.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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This is a flawed sin; trying to make something happen in a contentious area with a bunch of people who had their own history.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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On contentious problems like TikTok’s status in America, Trump has already bucked political orthodoxy, delaying a ban repeatedly to convince China to allow its sale.—
J. Tedford Tyler,
Time,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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The crew is under the supervision of the capable Mensah (Noma Dumezweni) who is prone to panic attacks as the group visits an irritable planet at the behest of The Corporation — a powerful business conglomerate where profit is indeed king.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
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It’s said to cause people to become irritable, aggravate health problems, and abrade mechanical devices.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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“Chippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chippy. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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