单词	sprightliness
释义	sprightlyspright‧ly /ˈspraɪtli/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINsprightly Origin: 1500-1600 sprite Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a sprightly collection of songs EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Actually she had been more sprightly since Mr Paradise, the vet, operated on her thyroid. Anne is a sprightly young woman who works in the local bookstore. So sprightly, in fact, that Lizzy swore that we were given back a new cat. There is, for instance, the inevitable saucy servant girl, played in sprightly fashion by Suzanne Bouchard. They have a sprightly air and a sly mischievous sense of humour. This is a sprightly, breezy wine with loads of vibrant fruit and spice and layers of complex flavor. This remedy had certainly done him no harm, for he was a sprightly eighty-year old. We were extremely well looked after by Per Sorum, a sprightly 70-plus year old who had a beautiful house in Aasen. an old person who is sprightly is still active and full of energy – used to show approval—sprightliness noun [uncountable]
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