Definitions
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- adverb In a
chirpy way.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a cheerfully buoyant manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is a shame we haven't got another 20 games to go, the Wigan Athletic manager says chirpily.
Roberto Martínez is confident of Wigan's survival despite current form 2011
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"'Ere Ulrika," asks Bob, chirpily, "I hear you've got a new book comin' out."
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Lori Klein, the sponsor of the most sweeping Arizona Nullification law, chirpily promised We're not seceding.
Carl Pope: The Third-Worst Legislative Act in History Carl Pope 2011
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Lori Klein, the sponsor of the most sweeping Arizona Nullification law, chirpily promised We're not seceding.
Carl Pope: The Third-Worst Legislative Act in History Carl Pope 2011
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The captain chirpily informed us that the sick passenger had had an "ectopic pregnancy scare," but was now "fine."
A First-Class Pain Ride John Waters 2011
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But our network as a whole is simply a database of anyone we've ever minimally interacted with, the same "weak ties" we greet chirpily at a party and then maneuver away from after twenty minutes.
Claire Gordon: Am I Better Than Facebook? Claire Gordon 2010
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"You can't taste the alcohol at all," she chirpily added.
Tony Sachs: A Gin Snob Repents: 9 Lesser-Known Vodkas To Convert The Unconverted Tony Sachs 2010
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But our network as a whole is simply a database of anyone we've ever minimally interacted with, the same "weak ties" we greet chirpily at a party and then maneuver away from after twenty minutes.
Claire Gordon: Am I Better Than Facebook? Claire Gordon 2010
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Without Mary Hart, who else will ask chirpily probing questions of Jennifer Love Hewitt?
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But our network as a whole is simply a database of anyone we've ever minimally interacted with, the same "weak ties" we greet chirpily at a party and then maneuver away from after twenty minutes.
Claire Gordon: Am I Better Than Facebook? Claire Gordon 2010
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