Briskly
61breezy — adjective (breezier; est) Date: 1637 1. swept by breezes < breezy beaches > < a breezy day > 2. a. briskly informal < a breezy essay > b. airy …
62frosty — adjective (frostier; est) Date: before 12th century 1. a. attended with or producing frost ; freezing b. briskly cold ; chilly 2. covered or appearing as if covered with frost ; hoary < a man of 65, with frosty eye …
63lively — adjective (livelier; est) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līflīc, from līf life Date: before 12th century 1. obsolete living 2. briskly alert and energetic ; vigorous, animated < a lively discussion > …
64perky — adjective (perkier; est) Date: 1855 1. briskly self assured ; cocky 2. jaunty < a perky…waltz New Yorker > • perkily adverb • perkiness noun …
65snappy — adjective (snappier; est) Date: 1746 1. snappish 1 2. a. quickly made or done < a snappy decision > b. marked by vigor or liveliness < snappy dialogue > c. briskly cold d …
66wheel and deal — phrasal to make deals or do business especially shrewdly or briskly …
67brisk — I. adjective Etymology: probably modification of Middle French brusque Date: 1560 1. keenly alert ; lively 2. a. pleasingly tangy < brisk tea > b. fresh, invigorating < brisk weath …
68bustle — I. intransitive verb (bustled; bustling) Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete buskle to prepare, frequentative of busk, from Old Norse būask to prepare oneself Date: 1580 1. to move briskly and often ostentatiously 2. to be busily astir ;… …
69clap — I. verb (clapped; also clapt; clapping) Etymology: Middle English clappen, from Old English clæppan to throb; akin to Old High German klaphōn to beat Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to strike (as two flat hard surfaces) together so as to… …
70crisp — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin crispus; akin to Welsh crych curly Date: before 12th century 1. curly, wavy; also having close stiff or wiry curls or waves 2. a. easily crumbled ; brittle < a …
