Synonyms for chipper


Grammar : Adj
Spell : chip-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɪp ər

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Définition of chipper

Origin :
  • 1834, "lively, nimble," American English, from northern British dialectal kipper "nimble, frisky," the origin of which is obscure.
  • adj happy
Example sentences :
  • He's feeling so chipper that, if it wasn't that I swore he shouldn't, he'd have got out of bed by this time.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Chipper managed to get it and wing it across to Crane for a clean put-out.
  • Extract from : « Rival Pitchers of Oakdale » by Morgan Scott
  • A remark which inflamed Cooper, in spite of Chipper's pretense that he did not hear it.
  • Extract from : « Rival Pitchers of Oakdale » by Morgan Scott
  • You'll find old Jim spry an' chipper, awaitin' you with a smile on his face.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • Instead of being glum and pessimistic and foreboding, he was chipper and enthusiastic.
  • Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • And even when he was feelin' chipper his face was long enough.
  • Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
  • On the other hand, Ree was bright and chipper as a squirrel in the nutting season.
  • Extract from : « Far Past the Frontier » by James A. Braden
  • Perhaps it is because he has a kind of chipper air with the books.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Art of Reading » by Gerald Stanley Lee
  • And Chipper sprang upon the wolf and engaged in a hand-to-hand fight.
  • Extract from : « The Later Cave-Men » by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
  • There they found that Chipper had already secured his prize.
  • Extract from : « The Later Cave-Men » by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp

Antonyms for chipper

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