sprightly
adjective/ˈspraɪtli/
/ˈspraɪtli/
(also less frequent spry)
- (especially of older people) full of life and energy synonym lively
- a sprightly 80-year-old
- She’s very sprightly for her age.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from spright (rare variant of sprite) + -ly.Definitions on the go
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