About The Word Spirited
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Spirited
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What's The Definition Of Spirited?
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Spirited: 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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Spirited: See Also | energetic | enthusiastic Spirited In Webster's Dictionary \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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