| Pronunciation: | | 'spiritid
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| Matching Terms: | | spiritedly, spiritedness
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- [adj] made lively or spirited; "a meal enlivened by the music"; "a spirited debate"
- [adj] willing to face danger
- [adj] marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"
- [adj] displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
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| | Synonyms: | | alive, animated, boisterous, bouncing, bouncy, brave, con brio, courageous, dashing, ebullient, enlivened, exuberant, fearless, feisty, gallant, game, gamey, gamy, gritty, high-spirited, hoyden(a), hoydenish, impertinent, irreverent, knockabout, lively, mettlesome, peppy, pert, plucky, racy, resilient, saucy, snappy, sprightly, spunky, tomboyish, vibrant, vivacious, whipping, yeasty, zestful, zesty, zippy |
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| | Antonyms: | | spiritless |
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| | See Also: | | energetic, enthusiastic |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Spir"it*ed\, a.
1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] ``So talked the
spirited, sly snake.'' --Milton.
2. Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or
fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer.
Note: Spirited is much used in composition; as in
high-spirited, low-spirited, mean-spirited, etc.
Syn: Lively; vivacious; animated; ardent; active; bold;
courageous. -- {Spir"it*ed*ly}, adv. --
{Spir"it*ed*ness}, n.
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