All sprightly synonyms
sprightΒ·ly
S s adj sprightly
- in good spirits β cheerful
- fun-loving β enjoying life in a lively, lighthearted way; spirited; playful: fun-loving friends.
- bright eyed and bushy tailed β having bright eyes.
- lightsome β emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- breezy β If you describe someone as breezy, you mean that they behave in a casual, cheerful, and confident manner.
- debonair β A man who is debonair is confident, charming, and well-dressed.
- animated β Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
- gladsome β giving or causing joy; delightful.
- bright-eyed β eager; fresh and enthusiastic
- chirpy β If you describe a person or their behaviour as chirpy, you mean they are very cheerful and lively.
- gingery β having the flavor or pungence of ginger; spicy: gingery cookies.
- gamesome β playful; frolicsome.
- frolicsome β merrily playful; full of fun.
- blithe β You use blithe to indicate that something is done casually, without serious or careful thought.
- bright-eyed and bushy-tailed β keen, confident, and alert
- coltish β A young person or animal that is coltish is full of energy but clumsy or awkward, because they lack physical skill or control.
- gogo β Γ gogo.
- clever β Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
- ball of fire β a very lively person
- featherweight β a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a bantamweight and a lightweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 126 pounds (57 kg).
- brisk β A brisk activity or action is done quickly and in an energetic way.
- facetious β not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
- bright β A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.
- floatable β capable of floating; that can be floated.
- booner β a young working-class person from Canberra
- airy β If a building or room is airy, it has a lot of fresh air inside, usually because it is large.
adjective sprightly
- lissom β lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
- expeditive β (obsolete) Performing with speed.
- zappy β energetic, lively, or fast-moving; zippy.
- yoyo β a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.
- jokey β lacking in seriousness; frivolous: The editorial had an offensively jokey tone for such an important subject.
- wisecracking β a smart or facetious remark.
- quicksilver β the metallic element mercury.
- jocund β cheerful; merry; blithe; glad: a witty and jocund group.
- exuberant β Filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.
- jaunty β easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step.
- keen β finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- zingy β full of zing; lively; zesty; exciting: a zingy new musical comedy.
- energetic β Showing or involving great activity or vitality.
- dynamical β Dynamic.
- elvish β Of or having to do with elves.
adv sprightly
- boisterously β rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained: the sound of boisterous laughter.
- animatedly β full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.