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Meaning of 'spirited' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Spirited [ a.]
- Animated or possessed by a spirit.
- Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer.
2 . Spirited [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Spirit

Meaning of 'spirited' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . spirited [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by lively action
Example in sentence:
  • a bouncing gait;
  • a spirited dance;
  • bouncy tunes;
  • the peppy and interesting talk
Meaning (2):
- made lively or spirited
Example in sentence:
  • a meal enlivened by the music;
  • a spirited debate

Nearby Words:

spial spica spicae spicate spicated spiccato spice spicebush spiced spicenut

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