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sprightly |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sprightly \Spright"ly\, a. [Compar. {Sprightlier}; superl. {Sprightliest}.] [See {Sprite}.] Sprightlike or spiritlike lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance. ``Sprightly wit and love inspires.'' --Dryden. The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. --Pope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sprightly adj : full of spirit and vitality; "a sprightly young girl"; "a sprightly dance"
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