chippy C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtʃɪpi/ UK /ˈtʃɪpi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj irritable and quarrelsome; or a British fish-and-chip shop He got chippy whenever anyone questioned his decisions. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · irritable and quarrelsome;... irritabletouchypricklyquarrelsometestytetchy ↔ Opposites genialplacidgood-naturedeasygoing Word family Related forms chip Etymology AI details From chip + -y, in the adjective sense of having a 'chip on one's shoulder'; the noun (British fish-and-chip shop) is from chips + -y. chip Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # chippy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtʃɪpi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃɪpi/ ## Meanings 1. irritable and quarrelsome; or a British fish-and-chip shop ## Examples - He got chippy whenever anyone questioned his decisions. ## Synonyms - irritable - touchy - prickly - quarrelsome - testy - tetchy ## Antonyms - genial - placid - good-natured - easygoing ## Related Forms - chip ## Roots and Affixes - Root: chip ## Etymology From chip + -y, in the adjective sense of having a 'chip on one's shoulder'; the noun (British fish-and-chip shop) is from chips + -y. ## AI Etymology Chippy is from chip + -y, in the adjective sense of having a 'chip on one's shoulder'; the noun (British fish-and-chip shop) is from chips + -y. Important recorded forms include chip (Middle English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers irritable and quarrelsome; or a British fish-and-chip shop. The wider family includes related words such as chip. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown