- spirited
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adjective
Date: 1599
full of energy, animation, or courage <a spirited discussion> • spiritedly adverb • spiritedness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
spirited
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spirited — adjective approving having energy and determination: Raphael is so young and spirited. | a spirited defence/debate: a spirited defence of her decisions see also: highspirited, lowspirited, meanspirited, publicspirited … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
