Sprightlier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sprightly \Spright"ly\ (-l[y^]), a. [Compar. {Sprightlier}
     (-l[i^]*[~e]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.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. --Pope.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sprightly
       adj : full of spirit and vitality; "a sprightly young girl"; "a
             sprightly dance"
       [also: {sprightliest}, {sprightlier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sprightlier
       See {sprightly}