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sprightly
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
sprightly
(adjective)
sprightly
/
ˈ
spraɪtli/
adjective
sprightlier
;
sprightliest
sprightly
/
ˈ
spraɪtli/
adjective
sprightlier
;
sprightliest
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPRIGHTLY
:
full of life and energy
—
used especially to describe an older person
a
sprightly
old woman of 80
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