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Another word for sprightly

sprightly Synonyms

sprightly

modif.

animated, brisk, lively, light, nimble, agile, quick, jaunty, spry, dapper, bright, spirited, energetic, vivacious, lighthearted, buoyant, frolicsome, playful, coltish, cheerful, gay, jolly, blithe, saucy, cheery, bouncy, perky, airy, chipper*.

Antonyms dull*, morose, lethargic. See syn. study at agile, lively.agile, lively.

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Another word for sprightly

adjective

Possessing, exerting, or displaying energy:
active, brisk, dynamic, dynamical, energetic, forceful, kinetic, lively, strenuous, vigorous. (Informal) peppy. See action
Disposed to action:
active, brisk, driving, dynamic, dynamical, energetic, enterprising, lively, peppy, spry, vigorous, zippy. (Informal) snappy. See action

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Pinot Grigio's saving grace is its bone-dry and sprightly acidity that makes it a natural companion to seafood, particularly shellfish, fowl, light pastas, and cheese.
The women are sprightly, clever and amiable.
The handsome and sprightly Fringilla coelebs 3 is common throughout the whole of Europe.
Moreover, his younger brother, Charles of Orleans, who was of a more sprightly temperament, was his father's favourite; and the rivalry of Diane and the duchesse d'Etampes helped to make still wider the breach between the king and the dauphin.
He was "gay and sprightly, with a turn for wit and humour."

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