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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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