chirpily
- adverb
- /ˈtʃɜːr.pɪ.li/
- Informal
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alegremente
- The children laughed and sang chirpily during their picnic in the sun.
- says chirpily
Examples
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Once, when your mother cannot open a jam jar, she passes it to your father, and your grandmother says chirpily, "The women admit their natural inferiority."
Fiction book (1993) -
"He's terribly Catholic," Sarah said chirpily.
Fiction book (1999) -
She chirped chirpily as she walked through the blooming garden.
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He greeted everyone chirpily at the morning meeting, lifting the team's spirits.
Synonyms
34
1.0
In a happy, friendly way that shows you want to help
29
3.4
In a strong, happy, and sincere way
27
1.0
In a happy, eager way that shows strong interest
23
1.0
In a cheerful, lively way that shows happiness
19
3.0
With great joy and excitement
11
1.1
In a very happy way that shows delight
5
3.0
In a way that shows great happiness and excitement
5
5.2
In a cheerful, lively way that shows happiness
3
2.5
In a happy, friendly way
2
2.5
With the mouth turned up in a friendly way
1
5.1
In a lively, excited way
1
4.6
In a cheerful, friendly way that makes people smile
1
5.2
In a cheerful, positive, lively way
1
6.0
To do something with a lot of energy and joy
1
7.4
Showing great pleasure and excitement
1
5.1
In a lively and energetic way that shows excitement
1
7.7
In a lively, cheerful way that shows clear happiness
1
4.1
In a noisy, energetic, and cheerful way
In a lively, cheerful way that shows confidence
In a lively, energetic way that makes people feel excited
In a happy, laughing way
In a cheerful and lively way
In a happy, lively way that shows joy
In a lively, joyful way like when people laugh and play together
In a way that shows great excitement and strong feeling
In an excited, busy way full of lively talk
In a lively, friendly way that shows you like talking
In a lively, playful way full of energy
In a playful, lively way that shows enjoyment
A person smiles in a bright, happy way
Antonyms
How Cheerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Chirpily comes from the simple sound word chirp, which imitates a small bird's song, and the ending -ly makes it an adverb. So to speak chirpily is to speak 'cheerfully and lively', like a bird happily singing.