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Definition of Sprightful
1. a. Full of spirit or of life; earnest; vivacious; lively; brisk; nimble; gay.
Definition of Sprightful
1. Adjective. sprightly; spirited; lively; animated ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sprightful
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sprightful
Literary usage of Sprightful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dramatic Works by John Ford (1811)
"Sweet Colona, fair Colona, young and sprightful' lady, do not let me, in the best
of my youth, ... 1 sprightful,'] ie Full of spirits, lively, quick. ..."
2. A Dictionary: English and Burmese by Charles Lane (1841)
"sprightful, a. Spring, vn to proceed as from seed, to issue forth, to leap, jump,
... sprightful, a. Sprout, vn Sprout, *. 93 Sprouts, s. of cabbage, &c. ..."
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