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sprightless

sprightless adjective: unsprightly; dull; sluggish.

Adjective

sprightless (comparative more sprightless, superlative most sprightless)

  1. (archaic) unsprightly; dull; sluggish.

Forms of sprightless

comparativemore sprightless
superlativemost sprightless

Origin of sprightless

From spright + -less.

Questions about sprightless

What does sprightless mean?
Sprightless means unsprightly; dull; sluggish.
What part of speech is sprightless?
Sprightless is an adjective.

Words near sprightless in the dictionary

  1. sprighted
  2. sprightful
  3. sprightfully
  4. sprightfulness
  5. sprighting
  6. sprightless
  7. sprightlie
  8. sprightlier
  9. sprightliest
  10. sprightlily
  11. sprightliness

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