high-spirited

[ hahy-spir-i-tid ]

/ ˈhaɪˈspɪr ɪ tɪd /

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adjective

characterized by energetic enthusiasm, elation, vivacity, etc.

boldly courageous; mettlesome.

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Origin of high-spirited

First recorded in 1625–35

OTHER WORDS FROM high-spirited

high-spir·it·ed·ly, adjectivehigh-spir·it·ed·ness, noun

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How to use high-spirited in a sentence

Then again, this is not the high-spirited Mary we met in Season 1—indeed, none of the Crawleys are the same.
What Downton’s Fashion Really Means|Katie Baker|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Back in the dark days of the Great Depression, Hollywood pumped out brilliant, inspiring, high-spirited films.
Whatever Happened to Great Holiday Films?|Liesl Schillinger|December 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
My mother said he was high-spirited and that probably got him killed there.
The Bone Collectors Get to Work at Florida’s Dozier School|Christine Pelisek|September 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There, Nim met Bob Ingersoll, a high-spirited University of Oklahoma student who worked at the facility.
‘Project Nim’: The Stunning New Documentary about Chimpanzees|Marlow Stern|July 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Winifred, naturally a high-spirited and lively girl, soon recovered from the fright of that fateful Sunday evening.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The energetic, the daring, the high-spirited go, leaving the residue more abject and nerveless than ever.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
He would kill them both, high-spirited horses like those, they said, if he took them over that road.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
She was a strong-souled, high-spirited girl, but tonight hope seemed extinguished in her breast.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
The high-spirited girl had no idea of being thus disposed of in the matrimonial bazaar.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for high-spirited

high-spirited

adjective

vivacious, bold, or lively

Derived forms of high-spirited

high-spiritedly, adverbhigh-spiritedness, noun

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