sprightly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite full of spirit and vitality
    • a sprightly young girl
    • a sprightly dance

WordNet

Spright"ly adjective
Etymology
See Sprite.
Wordforms
comparative Sprightlier ; superlative Sprightliest
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913