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English

Adjective

lively|Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous.
Behaving in a specified way that has a particular feeling, mood, or character.

Derived terms

Related terms

fr:spirited te:spirited vi:spirited

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Spirited \Spir"it*ed\, a.
1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] "So talked the
spirited, sly snake." --Milton.
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2. Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or
fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer.
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Note: Spirited is much used in composition; as in
high-spirited, low-spirited, mean-spirited, etc.
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Syn: Lively; vivacious; animated; ardent; active; bold;
courageous.
[1913 Webster] -- Spir"it*ed*ly, adv. --
Spir"it*ed*ness, n.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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Many officers and private men spirit up and assist
those obstinate people to continue in their
rebellion. --Swift.
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2. To convey rapidly and secretly, or mysteriously, as if by
the agency of a spirit; to kidnap; -- often with away, or
off.
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The ministry had him spirited away, and carried
abroad as a dangerous person. --Arbuthnot &
Pope.
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I felt as if I had been spirited into some castle of
antiquity. --Willis.
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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.
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WordNet spirited
adj 1: displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness [ant: spiritless]
2: marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes";
"the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" [syn:
bouncing, bouncy, peppy, zippy]
3: willing to face danger [syn: game, gamy, gamey, gritty,
mettlesome, spunky]
4: made lively or spirited; "a meal enlivened by the music"; "a
spirited debate" [syn: enlivened]

Moby Dictionary
abandoned , active , activist , activistic , acute , afire , aggressive ,
agog , alacritous , alert , alive , all agog , animate , animated , antic ,
anxious , ardent , audacious , avid , beany , bold , bouncing , bouncy ,
brave , breathless , breezy , bright , brisk , bubbly , bulldoggish ,
buoyant , burning , bursting to , cant , capersome , chipper , coltish ,
committed , courageous , dauntless , dedicated , desirous , devoted ,
devout , dynamic , eager , earnest , ebullient , effervescent ,
energetic , enterprising , enthusiastic , exuberant , faithful ,
fearless , fervent , fervid , fiery , flaming , forceful , forcible ,
forward , frisky , frolicsome , full of beans , full of go ,
full of life , full of pep , game , gamesome , gamy , gay , go-go ,
gritty , gutsy , gutty , hearty , heated , high-spirited , hot ,
hot-blooded , impassioned , impatient , impetuous , in earnest ,
incisive , intense , intent , intent on , intrepid , keen , kinetic ,
live , lively , living , loyal , lusty , mercurial , mettlesome ,
militant , nervy , on fire , panting , passionate , peppery , peppy ,
perfervid , perky , pert , pertinacious , piquant , playful , plucky ,
poignant , prompt , pungent , quick , quicksilver , racy , raring to ,
ready , ready and willing , red-blooded , red-hot , resolute , robust ,
rollicking , rollicksome , rompish , serious , sharp , sincere ,
skittish , smacking , snappy , spanking , sparkling , spiritful ,
sportive , sprightly , spry , spunky , strenuous , strong , take-charge ,
take-over , tenacious , tough , trenchant , valiant , vehement , vibrant ,
vigorous , vital , vivacious , vivid , warm , white-hot , zealous ,
zestful , zesty , zingy , zippy