2. Adjective. Sprightly ¹
3. Adverb. In a manner reminiscent of a sprite. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spritely
1. lively [adj SPRITELIER, SPRITELIEST] - See also: lively
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spritely
Literary usage of Spritely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rhymes with Reason & Without by Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber (1853)
"A spritely REVENGE. TENDER-hearted, list my ditty ! Hear the tale of love I tell,
Tune your harps to notes of pity, Let your sighs responsive swell. ..."
2. Some Account of the English Stage: From the Restoration in 1660 to 1830 by John Genest (1832)
"spritely—they both wish to get rid of the contract—the Colonel ... spritely as
her nephew—the old people tear the contract—but on finding that Capt. ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1846)
"Their private ratiocinations are of course simple enough : " There are Smart and
spritely—understood to make a capital thing by that magazine of theirs ..."
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