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Meanings of sprightliness in English
Usage of sprightliness in English
1
Yes, sprightliness is compulsory there; so are weightiness, and fervour, and erudition.
2
With a step of quite unusual sprightliness Mr Yule entered the house.
3
The sprightliness, grace and intellect Linnæus brought to bear illumined his theme.
4
There was a grating sprightliness about her that drove him nearly mad.
5
His look of quiet pleasure ready to show, sprightliness dwelt on her.
6
Jack's face was gloomy, and he lacked his customary sprightliness of walk.
7
He was not long in coming back to his usual sprightliness and decision.
8
In this way they were encouraged to habits of economy, perseverance, and sprightliness.
9
Cardinal Francesco Albani, meantime, hastened through the streets with the sprightliness of youth.
10
He carried his ears and tail with more sprightliness and conviction.
11
She cried to the party, with the canonical amount of sprightliness, Good-by, everybody.
12
Sometimes the countess laughed, but he could see that her sprightliness was gone.
13
A forgotten French clock ticked madly and tinkled its quarter-hours with surpassing sprightliness.
14
The poem, whosesoever it was, has much virulence, and some sprightliness.
15
But I have accustomed myself to that, and their sprightliness even amuses me.
16
Mrs. Maldon was aghast, but she feigned sprightliness as she exclaimed-
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Sprightliness through the time
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