sprightly


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sprightly /ˈsprʌɪtli/ (also spritely)
adjective (sprightlier, sprightliest) (especially of an old person) lively; energetic.
– derivatives
sprightliness noun.
– origin C16: from spright (rare var. of sprite) + -ly1.
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