'Sprightly' definitions:
Definition of 'sprightly'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Full of spirit and vitality; "a sprightly young girl"; "a sprightly dance"
Definition of 'Sprightly'
From: GCIDE
- Sprightly \Spright"ly\ (-l[y^]), a. [Compar. Sprightlier (-l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Sprightliest.] [See Sprite.] Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance. "Sprightly wit and love inspires." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sprightly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- active,
- activist,
- activistic,
- agile,
- alert,
- alive,
- animate,
- animated,
- antic,
- Attic,
- biting,
- bouncing,
- bouncy,
- breezy,
- brilliant,
- brisk,
- bubbly,
- capersome,
- cheerful,
- chipper,
- clever,
- coltish,
- droll,
- ebullient,
- effervescent,
- energetic,
- exuberant,
- facetious,
- featly,
- fleet,
- frisky,
- frolicsome,
- full of beans,
- full of go,
- full of life,
- full of pep,
- funny,
- gamesome,
- gay,
- good,
- graceful,
- hearty,
- humorous,
- humorsome,
- jaunty,
- jesting,
- jocose,
- jocular,
- joking,
- joky,
- joshing,
- keen,
- keen-witted,
- light,
- light-footed,
- live,
- lively,
- mercurial,
- militant,
- mordant,
- neat-fingered,
- neat-handed,
- nimble,
- nimble-footed,
- nimble-witted,
- peart,
- peppy,
- perky,
- pert,
- playful,
- pointed,
- pungent,
- quick-witted,
- quicksilver,
- rapier-like,
- rollicking,
- rollicksome,
- rompish,
- salt,
- salty,
- scintillating,
- sharp,
- skittish,
- smacking,
- smart,
- snappy,
- spanking,
- sparkling,
- spirited,
- sportive,
- spry,
- sure-footed,
- vital,
- vivacious,
- volant,
- whimsical,
- witty,
- zestful,
- zingy,
- zippy