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sprightful

sprightful adjective: sprightly; spirited; lively; animated.

Adjective

sprightful (comparative more sprightful, superlative most sprightful)

  1. sprightly; spirited; lively; animated

Forms of sprightful

comparativemore sprightful
superlativemost sprightful
alternative form (obsolete)spriteful

Origin of sprightful

From spright + -ful.

Words formed from sprightful

Questions about sprightful

What does sprightful mean?
Sprightful means sprightly; spirited; lively; animated.
What part of speech is sprightful?
Sprightful is an adjective.

Words near sprightful in the dictionary

  1. Spriggs
  2. Spriggses
  3. spriggy
  4. spright
  5. sprighted
  6. sprightful
  7. sprightfully
  8. sprightfulness
  9. sprighting
  10. sprightless
  11. sprightlie

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