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chirpily

chirpily adverb: in a chirpy way.

Adverb

chirpily (comparative more chirpily, superlative most chirpily)

  1. In a chirpy way.
    • From the Malay wayang came ‘Rukun Islam’, sung chirpily by a hoarse female voice.1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 108
    • Her father's sad passing makes such memories deeply poignant, but Meadows relays them too chirpily for me to embarrass myself by getting moist-eyed.2010 July 16, Brian Viner, “Jenny Meadows: ‘I am happy for Semenya but not all the girls agree’”, in The Independent

Forms of chirpily

comparativemore chirpily
superlativemost chirpily

Origin of chirpily

From chirpy + -ly.

Questions about chirpily

What does chirpily mean?
Chirpily means in a chirpy way.
What part of speech is chirpily?
Chirpily is an adverb.

Words near chirpily in the dictionary

  1. chirper
  2. chirpers
  3. chirpier
  4. chirpies
  5. chirpiest
  6. chirpily
  7. chirpine
  8. chirpines
  9. chirpiness
  10. chirping
  11. chirping chips

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