Chirpy
[chur-pee] /ˈtʃɜr pi/
adjective, chirpier, chirpiest.
1.
or tending to :
chirpy birds.
2.
cheerful; lively; gay.
/ˈtʃɜːpɪ/
adjective chirpier, chirpiest
1.
(informal) cheerful; lively
adj.
“cheerfully perky,” 1825, from chirp + -y (2). The notion is perhaps of birds fluttering and chattering.
noun
A fall or dive that makes a loud splat (1836+)
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