sprightly
animated or vivacious; lively.
in a sprightly manner.
Origin of sprightly
1Other words for sprightly
Other words from sprightly
- spright·li·ness, noun
- un·spright·ly, adjective, adverb
Words Nearby sprightly
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How to use sprightly in a sentence
Look to the 102 if you favor stability at cruising speeds over a sprightly feel.
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And every one of them seems to cough up the same anecdotes on the sprightly blonde.
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Cancer veteran Michael Douglas appeared sprightly in a summer linen suit.
Ethel Skakel was a sprightly little blonde of 22, born into immense wealth, when she married Bobby on June 17, 1950.
By this new species of shorthand we might have embodied this very article in half a dozen sprightly etchings!
He was the prince of travelling companions, always gay and sprightly, and spoke French with great fluency.
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British Dictionary definitions for sprightly
/ (ˈspraɪtlɪ) /
full of vitality; lively
obsolete in a lively manner
Origin of sprightly
1Derived forms of sprightly
- sprightliness, noun
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