spriteliest

spright·ly (spr

)

adj. spright·li·er, spright·li·est

Full of spirit and vitality; lively; brisk.

adv.

In a lively, animated manner.

sprightli·ness n.

sprightly [ˈspraɪtlɪ]

adj -lier, -liest

full of vitality; lively

adv

Obsolete in a lively manner

[from spright, variant of sprite + -ly¹]

sprightliness n

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Adj.

sprightly - full of spirit and vitality; "a sprightly young girl"; "a sprightly dance"

spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

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

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Aleger
animated
bouncing
bouncy
breezy
chirpy
Corant
Couranto
elfin
feisty
jaunty
kittenish
Lifesome
light-footed
mettlesome
nippy
perked up
perky
playful

Equally, Romania's back three isn't the spriteliest, which will give Nuno Gomes and his forward-thinking colleagues hopes of rich pickings.

Euro 2000: Portugal face a sterner test; Take Romania to go one ... by Davies, Steve / The Racing Post (London, England)

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