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Spright
(gcide) | Spright \Spright\ (spr[imac]t), n. [See Sprite.]
1. Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood. [Obs.] "The high
heroic spright." --Spenser.
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Wondrous great grief groweth in my spright.
--Spenser.
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2. A supernatural being; a spirit; a shade; an apparition; a
ghost.
Syn: sprite.
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Forth he called, out of deep darkness dread,
Legions of sprights. --Spenser.
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To thee, O Father, Son, and Sacred Spright.
--Fairfax.
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3. A kind of short arrow. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Spright
(gcide) | Spright \Spright\, v. t.
To haunt, as a spright. [Obs.] --Shak.
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sprightliness
(encz) | sprightliness,bujnost n: Zdeněk Brožsprightliness,čilost n: Zdeněk Brož |
sprightly
(encz) | sprightly,bujný adj: Zdeněk Brožsprightly,čilý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Sprightful
(gcide) | Sprightful \Spright"ful\ (-f[.u]l), a. [Spright sprite + full.]
Full of spirit or of life; spirited; earnest; vivacious;
lively; brisk; nimble; gay. [Obs.] -- Spright"ful*ly, adv.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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Spoke like a sprightful noble gentleman. --Shak.
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Steeds sprightful as the light. --Cowley.
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Sprightfully
(gcide) | Sprightful \Spright"ful\ (-f[.u]l), a. [Spright sprite + full.]
Full of spirit or of life; spirited; earnest; vivacious;
lively; brisk; nimble; gay. [Obs.] -- Spright"ful*ly, adv.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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Spoke like a sprightful noble gentleman. --Shak.
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Steeds sprightful as the light. --Cowley.
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Sprightfulness
(gcide) | Sprightful \Spright"ful\ (-f[.u]l), a. [Spright sprite + full.]
Full of spirit or of life; spirited; earnest; vivacious;
lively; brisk; nimble; gay. [Obs.] -- Spright"ful*ly, adv.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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Spoke like a sprightful noble gentleman. --Shak.
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Steeds sprightful as the light. --Cowley.
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Sprightless
(gcide) | Sprightless \Spright"less\, a.
Destitute of life; dull; sluggish.
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Sprightlier
(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.
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The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. --Pope.
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Sprightliest
(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.
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The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. --Pope.
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Sprightliness
(gcide) | Sprightliness \Spright"li*ness\ (-l[i^]*n[e^]s), n.
The quality or state of being sprightly; liveliness; life;
briskness; vigor; activity; gayety; vivacity.
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In dreams, observe with what a sprightliness and
alacrity does she [the soul] exert herself! --Addison.
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Sprightly
(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.
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The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. --Pope.
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sprightliness
(wn) | sprightliness
n 1: animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a
heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
[syn: liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness] |
sprightly
(wn) | sprightly
adj 1: full of spirit and vitality; "a sprightly young girl"; "a
sprightly dance" |
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