Spirited

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• spirited — spirited, high spirited, mettlesome, spunky, fiery, peppery, gingery mean having or manifesting a high degree of vitality, spirit, and daring. Spirited implies not only fullness of life but such signs of excellent physical, or sometimes mental,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Spirited — Spir it*ed, a. 1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] So talked the spirited, sly snake. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spirited — [spir′itid] adj. 1. full of spirit; lively; energetic; animated 2. having a (specified) character, mood, or disposition [public spirited, low spirited] spiritedly adv. spiritedness n …   English World dictionary

• spirited — ► ADJECTIVE 1) full of energy, enthusiasm, and determination. 2) having a specified character or mood: a generous spirited man. DERIVATIVES spiritedly adverb spiritedness noun …   English terms dictionary

• spirited — I adjective active, adventurous, alive, animated, avid, bold, brisk, buoyant, dashing, dynamic, eager, ebullient, effervescent, energetic, enthusiastic, exuberant, fervent, fiery, full of life, full of pep, hearty, intense, intrepid,… …   Law dictionary

• spirited — (adj.) lively, energetic, 1590s, from SPIRIT (Cf. spirit) (n.) …   Etymology dictionary

• spirited — [adj] lively, vivacious active, alert, animate, animated, ardent, audacious, avid, bold, bouncy, brave, bright, burning, chirpy, courageous, dauntless, eager, effervescent, energetic, enthusiastic, fearless, fiery, full of life, game, gingery*,… …   New thesaurus

• spirited — spir|it|ed [ˈspırıtıd] adj 1.) having energy and determination used to show approval ▪ a spirited and energetic girl spirited defence/debate/discussion etc 2.) sweet spirited/tough spirited/rebellious spirited etc having a particular type of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• -spirited — [[t] spɪ̱rɪtɪd[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED spirited combines with adjectives to describe a person s character, attitude, or behaviour. For example, a mean spirited person behaves in a way that is unkind to other people; a free spirited person behaves …   English dictionary

• spirited — adjective approving having energy and determination: Raphael is so young and spirited. | a spirited defence/debate: a spirited defence of her decisions see also: high­spirited, low­spirited, mean­spirited, public­spirited …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English