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Webster 1913 Edition
Sprightful
Spright′ful
(-fụl)
, Adj.
[
Spright
sprite + full
.] Full of spirit or of life; spirited; earnest; vivacious; lively; brisk; nimble; gay.
[Obs.]
– Spright′ful-ly
, adv.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Spright′ful-ness
, Noun.
[Obs.]
Spoke like a
sprightful
noble gentleman. Shakespeare
Steeds
sprightful
as the light. Cowley.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sprightful
SPRIGHTFUL
,Adj.
Spoke like a sprightful noble gentleman.
Steeds sprightful as the light.
[This word is little used in America. We use sprightly in the same sense.]
Definition 2024
sprightful
sprightful
English
Adjective
sprightful (comparative more sprightful, superlative most sprightful)
References
- J[ohn] A. Simpson and E[dward] S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8.