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English Dictionary: spirited	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spirited adj displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness [ant: spiritless] marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" Synonym(s): bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippy willing to face danger Synonym(s): game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky made lively or spirited; "a meal enlivened by the music"; "a spirited debate" Synonym(s): enlivened, spirited
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spirit \Spir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spirited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spiriting}.] 1. To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit; as, civil dissensions often spirit the ambition of private men; -- sometimes followed by up. Many officers and private men spirit up and assist those obstinate people to continue in their rebellion. --Swift. 2. To convey rapidly and secretly, or mysteriously, as if by the agency of a spirit; to kidnap; -- often with away, or off. The ministry had him spirited away, and carried abroad as a dangerous person. --Arbuthnot & Pope. I felt as if I had been spirited into some castle of antiquity. --Willis. {Spiriting away} (Law), causing to leave; the offense of inducing a witness to leave a jurisdiction so as to evade process requiring attendance at trial.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spirited \Spir"ited\, a. 1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] [bd]So talked the spirited, sly snake.[b8] --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"itedly}, adv. -- {Spir"itedness}, n.