sprightly
adjective
animated or vivacious; lively.
sprightliness
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a word derived from
sprightly.
Example Sentences
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Its sprightliness in a sober time recalls Prokofiev’s “Classical” Symphony, written three decades earlier, which the Philharmonic played under van Zweden in February.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
Yet Johnson’s overall sprightliness covers a ground bass of melancholy and lament.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2020
She and Curran take possession of the tale and save it with sprightliness; their smiles arise without warning.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 8, 2019
Admittedly, the Ahmanson’s large stage isn’t the ideal platform for the show’s visual sprightliness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2016
He retains hold of my arm, and as he talks his spine straightens imperceptibly, his chest expands, his voice assumes more and more the sprightliness and jocularity of youth.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
