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
There were eight yellow cards issued, including five to Jaguars’ players, and 27 fouls called in a chippy game.
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Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Although the game was a friendly, things got chippy as the first half wore on resulted in a brief skirmish in the 20th minute.
—Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The game turned chippy when Dunn got into a scuffle with Jaden McDaniels less than two minutes into the third quarter, resulting in Dunn getting slapped with a technical foul and McDaniels a flagrant 1 foul.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
Things got a little chippy between the Hawks and Wizards on Thursday.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Although the game was a friendly, things got chippy as the first half wore on resulted in a brief skirmish in the 20th minute.
—Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The game turned chippy when Dunn got into a scuffle with Jaden McDaniels less than two minutes into the third quarter, resulting in Dunn getting slapped with a technical foul and McDaniels a flagrant 1 foul.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
Things got a little chippy between the Hawks and Wizards on Thursday.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chippy
Adjective
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Brvenik, 44, was diagnosed in 2024 with leiomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Your sense of self takes the lead as the Moon, presently in your sign, opposes aggressive Mars across your partnership zone.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In Lebanon, where Israel has started an invasion in the south while targeting the Hezbollah militant group, officials said more than 1,100 people have been killed in the country since the start of the war.—
Sam Metz,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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He was killed in southern Lebanon, a stronghold of the militant group Hezbollah, as Israel expands an invasion there.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The 45th president’s victory in the crowded 2016 primary effectively toppled the existing Republican Establishment, injecting the party with a combination of populism and distrust that was especially hostile to the way things were done before.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Customers will keep fighting back with dirty returns, unused reservations and hostile reviews.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The outcome was already decided – an ugly display of basketball that was never competitive – but potentially losing Doncic proverbially sucked the oxygen out of the visitors’ locker room after the game.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Investigators lay out a detailed narrative of how the farmer’s wife was killed and provide an intimate look at a couple and family in the midst of a contentious divorce.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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But Xi sent them all home without making significant concessions on the matters that have strained their relations, including concerns over Beijing’s support for Russian President Vladimir Putin or China’s unfair trade practices that threaten European industry, among other contentious matters.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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From the dramatic adolescent to the unpredictable PMS-ing woman to the irritable menopausal crone, unattractive stereotypes of women ruled by their hormones abound.—
Patricia Bencivenga,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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Caroly is immediately affected, glued to the TV; John, suddenly irritable, retreats.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Chippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chippy. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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