sprightly (redirected from sprightlier)

spright·ly  (sprtl)

adj. spright·li·er, spright·li·est

Full of spirit and vitality; lively; brisk.

adv.

In a lively, animated manner.

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sprightli·ness n.

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sprightly [ˈspraɪtlɪ]

adj -lier, -liest

full of vitality; lively

adv

Obsolete in a lively manner

[from spright, variant of sprite + -ly¹]

sprightliness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sprightly - full of spirit and vitality; "a sprightly young girl"; "a sprightly dance" spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

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sprightly

adjective lively, spirited, active, energetic, animated, brisk, nimble, agile, jaunty, gay, perky, vivacious, spry, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed the sprightly 85-year-old president
dull, sluggish, inactive, lethargic, sedentary, torpid, unenergetic

Translations

sprightly [ˈspraɪtlɪ] ADJ (sprightlier (compar) (sprightliest (superl))) → enérgico

sprightly [ˈspraɪtli] adj [person] → alerte

sprightly

adj (+er) person, tune → munter, lebhaft; old person → rüstig; walk, dance → schwungvoll

sprightly [ˈspraɪtlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → vivace
a sprightly old man → un vecchietto arzillo