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Meanings of very sprightly in English

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Usage of very sprightly in English
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Both boys and girls are said to be handsome and very sprightly.
The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M....
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Bun made a very sprightly retort, summing up to this effect:-
The Lock and Key Library: The most interesting stories of all na...
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Harry King's cronies are very sprightly for old guys, and devious as well.'
Raising Steam
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Miss Duncanson, who is mistress of the house, is a very sprightly, sensible, ladylike woman.
Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Volume 1.
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However, we had a very gay time during those weeks, and some very sprightly companions.
In the Courts of Memory, 1858-1875; from Contemporary Letters
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Oh, he's a gentleman by now, looking very sprightly, in spite of his seventy years.
His Masterpiece
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Advanced in life- aslowrider, and not a very sprightly horse-inthe night-alone-twenty miles from home.
The Wonders of Prayer / A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonde...
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Safety is rubbing his hands and acting very sprightly, with an air of false good fellowship.
Ma Pettengill
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She is described as having been a very sprightly and pretty infant, with bright blue eyes.
American Notes
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It was awesome, she was so warm and she was very sprightly and full of life.
News.com.au
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Feral on the nose, spicy and vigorous on the palate, this 1994 is still very sprightly.
The Irish Times
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The conversation was at first very sprightly.
Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary
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The animal should be very compact and neat, his carriage being very sprightly; bearing an air of importance.
Dogs and All about Them
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His praise of Fanshaw's version of Guarini contains a very sprightly and judicious character of a good translator:
Lives of the Poets, Volume 1
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She was very sprightly, and they thought her quite unconventional, and Gino a charming boy, so all that was to the good.
Where Angels Fear to Tread
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This Bacle was a very sprightly, amusing young fellow, full of lively sallies, which at his time of life appeared extremely agreeable.
The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 03
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