Meanings
comparative more chirpily · superlative most chirpily
- In a chirpy way.
From the Malay wayang came ‘Rukun Islam’, sung chirpily by a hoarse female voice.
1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 1081 more example
Her father's sad passing makes such memories deeply poignant, but Meadows relays them too chirpily for me to embarrass myself by getting moist-eyed.
2010 July 16, Brian Viner, “Jenny Meadows: ‘I am happy for Semenya but not all the girls agree’”, in The Independent
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a cheerfully buoyant manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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chirpily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chirpily
“chirpily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chirpily. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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