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sprightly(dictionary)

sprightly (iou)



sprightly adverb & adjective. E16.
[formed as SPRIGHTFUL + -LY1, -LY2.]
A. adverb. With vigour and animation, spiritedly, in a sprightly manner. Now rare. E16.
b. adjective.
Of a person (now esp. an older one) or thing: full of or characterized by animation or cheerful vitality; brisk, lively, vigorous; spirited, animated. L16.
J. G. Farrell Old ladies who looked..as sprightly and exuberant as young girls. E. Simpson His mood..had been sprightly early in the evening. Times Smoked salmon salad..nicely complemented by the sprightly Californian house wine.
Ghostly, spectral. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.
sprightlily adverb (rare) L19.
sprightliness noun E16.