Spright"ly (?), a. [Compar. Sprightlier (?); 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.

The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. Pope.

 

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