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spirited
[ spir-i-tid ]
adjective
- having or showing mettle, courage, vigor, liveliness, etc.:
a spirited defense of poetry.
Synonyms: mettlesome, courageous, vigorous, lively, energetic, active, ardent, vivacious, animated
spirited
/ ˈspɪrɪtɪd /
adjective
- displaying animation, vigour, or liveliness
- in combination characterized by mood, temper, or disposition as specified
public-spirited
high-spirited
Derived Forms
- ˈspiritedness, noun
- ˈspiritedly, adverb
Other Words From
- spirit·ed·ly adverb
- spirit·ed·ness noun
- non·spirit·ed adjective
- non·spirit·ed·ly adverb
- non·spirit·ed·ness noun
- quasi-spirit·ed adjective
- quasi-spirit·ed·ly adverb
- un·spirit·ed adjective
- un·spirit·ed·ly adverb
Example Sentences
In the other Tuesday opener, the Mystics represent the survivor of a spirited, three-team fight for the eight seed with Atlanta and Dallas that was decided on the final day of the regular season.
Enjoying a spirited mutual challenge, she and Rachel Elkind played with new sounds until the day Elkind became intrigued by Carlos’ rendition of a Bach composition reproduced with a Moog synthesizer.
She said that because video chatting only allows for one person to speak and be heard at a time, it eliminates the possibility of spirited interruptions and side conversations.
The coach said he didn’t see Anthony’s vocal nature — or the spirited element of it — as all that unusual, saying Hall of Famer Gary Payton, whom he coached as an assistant in Seattle, was highly talkative as well.
The brand has a consistent free-spirited, artsy, and non-maximalist brand identity that appeals to this segment.
Then again, this is not the high-spirited Mary we met in Season 1—indeed, none of the Crawleys are the same.
Then Eminem decided he wanted in on some of the mean-spirited misogyny, actually rapping about raping Iggy.
Laughs aside, the methods can take on other, less spirited forms.
And Hayao Miyazaki, the 73-year-old director behind hits like My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away, is a walking legend.
Before she headlined the Playboy resorts, Joan Rivers was the funny gal in a spirited trio that played in hip nightclubs.
He was mounted on a spirited horse and his manner showed he was ready for any kind of an adventure, no matter where it might lead.
Malcolm had selected it as a training-ground that evening, because he meant to weary and subdue his too highly spirited charger.
The other was the spirited portrait of Baron von Friedericks, a happy combination of cavalier and soldier in its manly strength.
All were of small size, and in good part devoted to spirited political discussion.
Winifred, naturally a high-spirited and lively girl, soon recovered from the fright of that fateful Sunday evening.
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