chirrupyadj.
/ˈtʃɪrəpi/ colloquial.
Given to chirrup; lively, cheery; cheerfully chatty.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > cheerful and lively
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crouse?a1400
pert?a1513
sprightya1522
aleger1590
sprightly1594
sunshine1594
brighta1616
lifesomec1635
flippant1711
cantya1724
saucy1741
chirk1789
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chirrupy1808
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chirpy1837
breezy1870
cyclonish1884
1808 T. Campbell Let. 23 Jan. in W. Beattie Life & Lett. (1849) II. v. 136 Laugh at all my doledrum of yesterday. I have been quite chirrupy to-day!
a1861 T. Winthrop John Brent (1862) xxvi. 280 He's one er them chirrupy, smilin' niggers.
1874 F. C. Burnand My Time i. 8 A chirrupy stereotyped smile.
1884 Christ. World 25 Dec. 995/1 A chirrupy, garrulous old age.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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