sparky

American  

[spahr-kee] / ˈspɑr ki /

adjective

sparkier, sparkiest

1. emitting or producing sparks. spark.

2. animated; lively.

   a sparky personality.

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sparky British  

/ ˈspɑːkɪ /

adjective

1. lively; vivacious; spirited

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Other Word Forms

• sparkily adverb

Etymology

Origin of sparky

First recorded in 1610–20; spark ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Two embassy wives, played by Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson, embrace their Person of No Interest status to take on the KGB as spies in Peacock’s sparky, soulful series.

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Now, because of the severity of his injuries, Sparky must have a leg amputated.

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Sparky and Lopez’s second dog, a golden retriever named Blazer, both went missing Dec. 3 shortly after the porch pirate was captured on a Ring camera leaving the yard with the gate wide open.

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But although Blazer returned home that night, his best friend, Sparky, was nowhere to be found.

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He knocked again and although the neighbor said she hadn’t seen Sparky, she agreed to let Lopez look in her yard.

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