English Dictionary: sprightliest | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sprightly \Spright"ly\, a. [Compar. {Sprightlier}; superl. {Sprightliest}.] [See {Sprite}.] Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance. [bd]Sprightly wit and love inspires.[b8] --Dryden. The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. --Pope. |