English-Thai Dictionary

sprightly

ADJ มีชีวิตชีวา  ร่าเริง  สนุกสนาน  เบิกบาน  animated vivacious lively spry me-che-wid-che-wa

 

sprightly

ADV อย่าง มีชีวิตชีวา  อย่าง ร่าเริง  อย่างสนุกสนาน  อย่าง เบิกบาน  lively spryly vigorously yang-me-che-wid-che-wa

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPRIGHTLY

a.Lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance. The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green.
And sprightly wit and love inspires.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPRIGHTLY

Spright "ly, a. [Compar. Sprightlier; superl. Sprightliest.] Etym: [See Sprite. ]

 

Defn: Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance. "Sprightly wit and love inspires." Dryden. The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. Pope.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sprightly

spright ly |ˈsprītlē ˈspraɪtli |(also spritely ) ▶adjective ( sprightlier, sprightliest ) (esp. of an old person ) lively; full of energy: she was quite sprightly for her age. DERIVATIVES spright li ness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from spright (rare variant of sprite ) + -ly 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

sprightly

sprightly |ˈsprʌɪtli |(also spritely ) ▶adjective ( sprightlier, sprightliest; spritelier, spriteliest ) (especially of an old person ) lively; full of energy: she was quite sprightly for her age. DERIVATIVES sprightliness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from spright (rare variant of sprite ) + -ly 1 .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sprightly

sprightly adjective sprightly Irish folk dancers: spry, lively, agile, nimble, energetic, active, full of energy, vigorous, spirited, animated, vivacious, frisky; informal full of vim and vigor. ANTONYMS doddery, lethargic.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sprightly

sprightly adjective she was quite sprightly for her age: lively, spry, energetic, active, full of life, full of energy, vigorous, spirited, animated, vivacious, playful, jaunty, perky, frisky, agile, nimble; informal chipper, sparkly, zippy, zappy, full of vim and vigour, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of beans; N. Amer. informal peppy, peart; N. English informal wick; archaic frolicsome, sportive, as lively /merry as a grig. ANTONYMS doddering, sluggish, lethargic, inactive.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sprightly

spright ly /spráɪtli /形容詞 (特に老人が )若々しい, いきいきした, 活発な, 元気いっぱいの .spr í ght li ness 名詞