sprightful
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of sprightful
Example Sentences
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It was a simple piece meant to evoke a military march, with few chords and a sprightful melody played on two strings.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2014
Spright′fulness, the quality of being sprightful, briskness, liveliness.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
By her commands our hopes maturely rise, Push’d on to war the coward dauntless dies, And sinking minds beneath unwieldy care, Cast off the load, and move with sprightful air.
From Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness by Robert Samber
My heavy heart will leave its doleful beating At sight of thee, and bound with sprightful joys.
From Venice Preserved A Tragedy in Five Acts by Dion Boucicault
His poetic effusions were homely and graphic, both in their sprightful humour and more tender sentiment.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Charles Rogers
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