sprightly
31Sprightlier — Sprightly Spright ly ( l[y^]), a. [Compar. {Sprightlier} ( l[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Sprightliest}.] [See {Sprite}.] Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance …
32Sprightliest — Sprightly Spright ly ( l[y^]), a. [Compar. {Sprightlier} ( l[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Sprightliest}.] [See {Sprite}.] Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance …
33galliard — sprightly Renaissance and Baroque dance Dance Styles …
34alive and kicking — Sprightly. In good health …
35sprightliness — sprightly (also spritely) ► ADJECTIVE (sprightlier, sprightliest) ▪ (especially of an old person) lively; energetic. DERIVATIVES sprightliness noun. ORIGIN from spright, a rare variant of SPRITE(Cf. ↑sprite) …
36lively — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Energetic] Syn. active, vigorous, energetic, brisk, industrious, vital, full of life, quick, nimble, spry, snappy*, peppy*, zippy*; see also active 1 , 2 . 2. [Spirited] Syn. animated, spirited, vivacious, sprightly, gay …
37brisk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. alert, quick, lively, animated, sprightly; cool, sharp. See activity, cold, refreshment. Ant., languid. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Active] Syn. lively, energetic, quick; see active 2 . 2.… …
38active — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Engaged in or capable of action] Syn. functioning, acting, working, moving, going, operative, in effect, in action, operating, in force, live, alive, dynamic, running, mobile, busy, bustling, rushing, astir, stirring,… …
39lively — adj Lively, animated, vivacious, sprightly, gay denote in common keenly alive. Lively suggests especially briskness, alertness, or energy {spent an hour in lively talk about their respective travels in England and France} {she . . . was a lively… …
40spright´li|ness — spright|ly «SPRYT lee», adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb. –adj. lively; gay: »a sprightly kitten, a sprightly bounce to one s walk. This brought a sprightly note into the conversation (Atlantic). SYNONYM( …
