lively
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lively/ˈlʌɪvli/
▶adjective (livelier, liveliest)
- 1 full of life, energy, or activity.
■ full of interest or excitement.
- 2 (of a boat) rising lightly to the waves.
– phrases
look lively informal move more briskly.
look lively informal move more briskly.
– derivatives
livelily adverb,
liveliness noun.
livelily adverb,
liveliness noun.
'lively' also found in these Oxford entries:
active
- allegro
- animated
- bean
- blast
- bouncy
- bourrée
- bright
- broth
- brusque
- buxom
- buzzy
- cachucha
- cancan
- caper
- capriccio
- carouse
- charleston
- chatty
- chipper
- chirp
- chirpy
- circus
- colourful
- convivial
- dance
- eightsome reel
- esprit
- exuberant
- fandango
- farandole
- filly
- fizzer
- fizzy
- frisk
- frolic
- frolicsome
- galliard
- galop
- gigue
- ginger
- grig
- gumbo
- heel
- high spirits
- hoedown
- Hooray Henry
- hopping
- hornpipe
- hot
