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
The Nuggets will visit Oklahoma City on Monday for a rematch of their chippy overtime affair with the Thunder 10 days earlier.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
There were eight yellow cards issued, including five to Jaguars’ players, and 27 fouls called in a chippy game.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 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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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
There were eight yellow cards issued, including five to Jaguars’ players, and 27 fouls called in a chippy game.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 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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Bart argues that such promotion has a salutary social function, reaching people in underserved communities who might not otherwise be aware that they are entitled to aggressive, contingency-fee advocacy.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The professional soccer player previously accused Chappell Roan's security of aggressive behavior to his 11-year-old stepdaughter.—
Sharareh Drury,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Israel wants Lebanon's government to assume responsibility for disarming Hezbollah, but the militant group has survived efforts to curb its strength for decades.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2026
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But the militant group has survived efforts to curb its strength for decades.—
E. Eduardo Castillo,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Our city workers have consistently risen above the vitriol and accusations of hostile political leaders to do the jobs that our residents expect.—
Venus Molina,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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While Kirk may have received hostile or threatening messages, including on social media, those were not part of any identified or actionable threat stream monitored by federal authorities, the person told Sganga.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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While not the pastor of the United States, Trump surely represents the face of the United States on a daily basis, and that face is an ugly one.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 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.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The incident occurred during a contentious period in Minneapolis when the city was the focal point of an immigration enforcement surge and after the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal law enforcement.—
Jack Date,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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That strategy, known as windowing, became a more contentious issue after the pandemic when some studios began to reduce the amount of time films were in cinemas before audiences could view them at home.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Perhaps through feeling more irritable, more anxious, or wanting to isolate.—
Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Had my symptoms maybe been put down to irritable bowel, for example, that could’ve been ongoing and ongoing and ongoing for a much longer period of time.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Chippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chippy. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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