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spirited
[spir-i-tid]
adjective
having or showing mettle, courage, vigor, liveliness, etc..
a spirited defense of poetry.
spirited
/ ˈspɪrɪtɪd /
adjective
displaying animation, vigour, or liveliness
(in combination) characterized by mood, temper, or disposition as specified
high-spirited
public-spirited
Other Word Forms
- spiritedness noun
- spiritedly adverb
- nonspirited adjective
- nonspiritedly adverb
- nonspiritedness noun
- quasi-spirited adjective
- quasi-spiritedly adverb
- unspirited adjective
- unspiritedly adverb
Example Sentences
In one of the stories, The Pinking Shears, the character is a spirited little girl called Jean Louie who gives a friend a haircut and faces the wrath of the child's father.
Or will this theft join the ranks of unsolved art heists, alongside the 1990 robbery that spirited away an estimated $500 million of paintings and sketches from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston?
"The spirited, sustained, and occasionally violent actions of demonstrators in protest of the federal government's immigration policies and actions, without more, does not give rise to a danger of rebellion against the government's authority."
True, the major soliloquies are not the tortured revelations of a soul in anguish but merely philosophical ruminations; it seems unlikely that this spirited man would opt for self-slaughter.
Marking its 25th anniversary, Saffronart's recent auction saw a packed room, spirited bidding, and a rare "white glove" result - every lot sold, with some attendees even "squabbling" over artworks, according to an attendee.
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