chipper Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
debonaire; debonair; jaunty.
- looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton
- life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds
- walked with a jaunty step
- a jaunty optimist
WordNet
Chip"per intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf.Definitions
To chirp or chirrup. Prov. Eng. Forby.
Chip"per adjective
Definitions
Lively; cheerful; talkative. U. S.