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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.
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