sprightful

American  

[sprahyt-fuhl] / ˈspraɪt fəl /

adjective

1. sprightly.

---

Etymology

Origin of sprightful

1585–95; spright (spelling variant of sprite ) + -ful

Example Sentences

It was a simple piece meant to evoke a military march, with few chords and a sprightful melody played on two strings.

From Salon

Spright′fully, in a sprightful manner, briskly, vigorously.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

Spright′fulness, the quality of being sprightful, briskness, liveliness.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

Here the body is briskly exercised more than ordinary, and inured in Agility and Nimbleness; this renders the Limbs flexible and mettlesom, and adapts them for the most Vigorous Enterprize: It makes the languid and slothful, brisk and sprightful; and rejects Effeminacy and Delicacy, as contemptible and unworthy so Royal and Noble a Recreation: And so General indeed is the Estimation this Exercise of Tennis amongst most meets with, that it is reckoned one of the most absolute Qualifications of a 134 well-bred Gentleman, throughly to understand this famous Game.

From Project Gutenberg