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sparky

[ spahr-kee ]

adjective

, spark·i·er, spark·i·est.
  1. emitting or producing sparks. spark.
  2. animated; lively:

    a sparky personality.



sparky

/ ˈspɑːkɪ /

adjective

  1. lively; vivacious; spirited
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • sparki·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sparky1

First recorded in 1610–20; spark 1 + -y 1
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Example Sentences

The greater the electrical field within a cloud, the more “sparky” the storm will be.

The tranches have sparky titles — “Turning the Wheel,” “One-Way Pendulum,” “Some Like It Cold” and “The Longest March” — and they are organized chronologically, mostly, and by category.

Always take Sparky for a walk, make Sparky and my husband breakfast.

A second stab of sparky flame split the darkness and Robideau reeled back into the arms of his panicky soldiers.

Sparky's success was greatly due to his extremely specious manner, and his power of playing the part that the occasion demanded.

I did have thinks about sparky things as I did come on home.

But mind what you are about, my sparky, and don't think to ill-use me because you happen to be the strongest!

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