spir"it*ed*ness

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

1.Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] "So talked the spirited, sly snake." --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2.Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer. [1913 Webster]

Note: Spirited is much used in composition; as in high-spirited, low-spirited, mean-spirited, etc. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Lively; vivacious; animated; ardent; active; bold; courageous. [1913 Webster] -- Spir"it*ed*ly, adv. -- Spir"it*ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]