Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: chipper
IPA transcription: [tʃ'ɪpɚ]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: chipper, debonair, debonaire, jaunty
    Meaning: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "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"
Usage examples
  • "Look at Hook!" whooped Chipper Cooper.
  • Crane, setting his teeth, made two fouls, and then sent Chipper into real convulsions by whiffing at a high one which Roy whistled across his shoulders with surprising accuracy.