Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
full of spirit and vitality;
- Example: "a sprightly young girl"- Example: "a sprightly dance"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sprightly \Spright"ly\ (-l[y^]), a. [Compar. Sprightlier
(-l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Sprightliest.] [See Sprite.]
Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated;
vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air;
a sprightly dance. "Sprightly wit and love inspires."
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sprightly
adj 1: full of spirit and vitality; "a sprightly young girl"; "a
sprightly dance"