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Definition of sprightly adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sprightly

adjective
 
/ˈspraɪtli/
 
/ˈspraɪtli/
(also less frequent spry)
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  1. (especially of older people) full of life and energy synonym lively
    • a sprightly 80-year-old
    • She’s very sprightly for her age.
    Topics Life stagesc2, Personal qualitiesc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from spright (rare variant of sprite) + -ly.
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