animated

[an-uh-mey-tid]

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adjective

full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.
made or equipped to move or give the appearance of moving in an animallike fashion: animated puppets.
containing representations of animals or mechanical objects that appear to move as real ones do: an animated window display.

Origin of animated

First recorded in 1525–35; animate + -ed²

Related formsan·i·mat·ed·ly, adverbnon·an·i·mat·ed, adjectiveo·ver·an·i·mat·ed, adjectiveo·ver·an·i·mat·ed·ly, adverbsem·i·an·i·mat·ed, adjectiveun·an·i·mat·ed, adjectiveun·an·i·mat·ed·ly, adverb

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Related Words for animatedly

vigorously, nimbly, eagerly, hastily, carefully, earnestly, energetically, laboriously, diligently, painstakingly, enthusiastically, restlessly, ardently, hurriedly, purposefully, assiduously, strongly, seriously, heavily, severely

Examples from the Web for animatedly

Contemporary Examples of animatedly

“I think that would be a great idea,” Berman responds, animatedly.
The Last Liberal?
Tunku Varadarajan
May 26, 2010

Historical Examples of animatedly

"She's no slouch of a scribe neither," continued Corbin animatedly.
Colonel Starbottle's Client and Other Stories
Bret Harte
The look of his eyes was resolute, calm, and animatedly alert, as never before.
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
Now, said Burton animatedly, consider what Zip has had to do.
The Boy Patrol Around the Council Fire
Edward Sylvester Ellis
"I am not so simple as not to be able to make a distinction," replied Piotr animatedly.
The Created Legend
Feodor Sologub
"There's Pleydon, the sculptor," the youth told her animatedly.
Linda Condon
Joseph Hergesheimer

British Dictionary definitions for animatedly

animated

adjective

full of vivacity and spirit; lively
characterized by movement and activityan animated scene met her eye
possessing life; animate
moving or appearing to move as if alivean animated display
pertaining to cinematographic animation

Derived Formsanimatedly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for animatedly

animated

adj.

1530s, "alive," past participle adjective from animate (v.). Meaning "mentally excited" is from 1530s; "full of activity" from 1580s. The "moving pictures" sense is attested from 1895; of cartoons from 1897. Related: Animatedly.