All sprightly synonyms
sprightΒ·ly
S s adj sprightly
- mercurial β changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature.
- larking β a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- cheerful β Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- feelgood β Informal. intended to make one happy or satisfied: a feel-good movie; feel-good politics.
- active β Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things.
- dewy β Something that is dewy is wet with dew.
- easy-going β calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
- fresh β newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
- low-pressure β having or involving a low or below-normal pressure, as steam or water.
- lighthearted β carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- kinetic β pertaining to motion.
- in full swing β to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
- glinting β a tiny, quick flash of light.
- larkish β a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- fireball β Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860β1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
- gay β of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
- cheery β If you describe a person or their behaviour as cheery, you mean that they are cheerful and happy.
- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- agile β Someone who is agile can move quickly and easily.
- flipper β a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
- asap β asap is an abbreviation for 'as soon as possible'.
- hard-working β industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
- gossamery β a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.
- hyper β overexcited; overstimulated; keyed up.
- alive β If people or animals are alive, they are not dead.
- demoniac β of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic
- easy going β calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
- appetent β having an eager longing or desire
- lively β eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
- effervescent β effervescing; bubbling.
- go-go β ALPS
- bushy-tailed β bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
- chipper β Chipper means cheerful and lively.
adjective sprightly
- elastic β (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.
- zesty β full of zest; piquant: a zesty salad dressing.
- light β a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- racy β slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risquΓ©.
- weightless β being without apparent weight, as a freely falling body or a body acted upon by a force that neutralizes gravitation.
- elfin β (with reference to a person) small and delicate, typically with an attractively mischievous or strange charm.
- nimble β quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid: nimble feet.
- quick β done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- zippy β lively; peppy.
- youthful β characterized by youth; young.
- jolly β in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
- imponderous β (obsolete) imponderable.
- zestful β full of zest.
adv sprightly
- ferociously β savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- hard β not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- actively β engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
adverb sprightly
- keenly β finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.