Sprightly (-l&ybreve_;), a. [Compar. Sprightlier (-l&ibreve_;&etilde_;r); superl. Sprightliest.] [See Sprite.] 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.
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The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. Pope.
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