Adjective My, you're looking chipper this morning. She greeted me in a chipper voice.
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Noun
The movie is crisp and starched in its performances, pin-neat in its dramaturgy, chipper and functional in its writing, film-school patterned in its editing, and—most surprisingly—plain and uninflected in its cinematography. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2022 Maslany spends maybe half of the series as Jen, chipper and likable, and the other half as She-Hulk, clearly recognizable under special effects that aren’t impressive, but rarely attempt to be. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2022 The Red Sox, picking 24th, probably won't have another blue-chipper like Marcelo Mayer fall in their lap in this year's draft. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2022 Pinchot played the chipper Balki Bartokomous on Perfect Strangers, but struggled to find happiness in his own personal life, due in part to an unhealthy relationship. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2022 Yachties are an attractive lot, a community of the toned and chipper, which does not happen by chance; their résumés circulate with head shots. Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 Reportedly, the machine fell off the jack onto the man while two men were working on the wood chipper. Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2022 He’s in turns wooden and effortfully chipper, droll and earnest. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022 Ricky is one of Peele’s most compelling creations, a chipper yet vacant spirit who provides a brutal, if indirect, critique of the showbiz machine. David Sims, The Atlantic, 20 July 2022
Adjective
The super-chipper T.A. who serves as her driver and cheerleader (Rammel Chan) deposits Kate at a B&B whose snarling proprietor (Cindy Gold) seems to have chosen the wrong line of business. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2020 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 And yet, beneath her chipper exterior, Twyla was the darkest resident of Schitt’s Creek. Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2020 The theme music is chipper as ever, and the circumstances have never been more dire. Darren Franich, EW.com, 1 May 2020 Conducting a press call on Wednesday, Zuckerberg, who is normally chipper when announcing fixes to problems, seemed subdued when announcing a series of moves designed to provide coronavirus information, and suppress misinformation, on his platform. Steven Levy, Wired, 20 Mar. 2020 But all of that melts away as Russell's chipper perspective on impending doom lights up with glowing, glossy eyes and a lively, constantly expressive look on his face. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2020 Molly’s chipper good nature is a start, but the role feels more sketch-comic than fully realized. Michael Phillips, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2019 The team writes for the that many of these cues are vocal, like the chipper whistles of dolphins or the haunting songs of humpback whales. Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2020 See More
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Etymology
Adjective
perhaps alteration of English dialect kipper lively