chipper

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noun

chip·​per ˈchi-pər How to pronounce chipper (audio)
Synonyms of chippernext
: one that chips
a wood chipper

chipper

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adjective

: sprightly sense 1

Synonyms of chipper

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Examples of chipper in a Sentence

Adjective My, you're looking chipper this morning. She greeted me in a chipper voice.
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Charlie Heaton makes an impression as Wade, Calvin’s chipper but deeply frustrated failson. — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 Beginnings can feel energetic and chipper and game, kind of, but endings are fireflies in the dark. — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
Adjective
Wasn’t the entire point of season two making both the audience and Ted realize all the ways in which his ultra-chipper attitude and impenetrable optimism were a mask for decades of repressed sadness? — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023 The chipper Brydon, recommitted to his family after his infidelities in the second installment, is enjoying greater professional success. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 19 May 2020 See All Example Sentences for chipper

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

perhaps alteration of English dialect kipper lively

First Known Use

Noun

1590, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1806, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chipper was in 1590

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“Chipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chipper. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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chipper

adjective
chip·​per
ˈchip-ər
: being in good health or spirits
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