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spritely

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spritely sprightly

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
spritely

▶adjective variant spelling of 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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