SPRIGHTLY

sprightly. Sprightly, a. brisk, lively, gay, airy, sharp, active

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Spright″ly (–ly̆), a. [Compar. Sprightlier (–lĭ‐ẽr); superl. Sprightliest.] [[See Sprite.]] Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance. “Sprightly wit and love inspires.” Dryden. The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. Pope.