spirited

[SpirĀ·it*ed]

Someone who's spirited is lively or enthusiastic. It can be challenging to babysit a bunch of spirited four year olds, but it's also entertaining.

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Animated or possessed by a spirit.

Adjective S.
made lively or spirited; "a meal enlivened by the music"; "a spirited debate"

Adjective S.
willing to face danger

Adjective S.
marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"

Adjective
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness


imp. & p. p.
of Spirit

a.
Animated or possessed by a spirit.

a.
Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer.


Spirited

Spir"it*ed, a. 1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] "So talked the spirited, sly snake." Milton. 2. Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer. &hand; Spirited is much used in composition; as in high-spirited, low-spirited, mean-spirited, etc. Syn. -- Lively; vivacious; animated; ardent; active; bold; courageous. -- Spir"it*ed*ly, adv. -- Spir"it*ed*ness, n.

Animated or possessed by a spirit.

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Usage Examples

But baseball bounced back in the next decade to reclaim its place as the national pastime: new heroes, spirited competition, and booming prosperity gave birth to dreams of expansion, both within the major leagues and around the world.

Education in the light of present-day knowledge and need calls for some spirited and creative innovations both in the substance and the purpose of current pedagogy.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

And I hope that five years and 10 years from now, I'll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.

I am not the same man I was 35 years ago. And I hope that five years and ten years from now, I'll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.

It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength.

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