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spirited (ˈspɪrɪtɪd Pronunciation for spirited ) 

Definitions

adjective

  1. displaying animation, vigour, or liveliness
  2. in combination characterized by mood, temper, or disposition as specified ⇒ high-spirited, public-spirited

Derived Forms

ˈspiritedly adverb
ˈspiritedness noun

spirit1 (ˈspɪrɪt Pronunciation for spirit1 ) 

Definitions

noun

  1. the force or principle of life that animates the body of living things
  2. temperament or disposition ⇒ truculent in spirit
  3. liveliness; mettle ⇒ they set to it with spirit
  4. the fundamental, emotional, and activating principle of a person; will ⇒ the experience broke his spirit
  5. a sense of loyalty or dedication ⇒ team spirit
  6. the prevailing element; feeling ⇒ a spirit of joy pervaded the atmosphere
  7. state of mind or mood; attitude ⇒ he did it in the wrong spirit
  8. plural an emotional state, esp with regard to exaltation or dejection ⇒ in high spirits
  9. a person characterized by some activity, quality, or disposition ⇒ a leading spirit of the movement
  10. the deeper more significant meaning as opposed to a pedantic interpretation ⇒ the spirit of the law
  11. that which constitutes a person's intangible being as contrasted with his physical presence ⇒ I shall be with you in spirit
    1. an incorporeal being, esp the soul of a dead person
    2. (as modifier) ⇒ spirit world

verb

  1. usually foll by away or off to carry off mysteriously or secretly
  2. often foll by up to impart animation or determination to

Word Origin

C13: from Old French esperit, from Latin spīritus breath, spirit; related to spīrāre to breathe

Translations for 'spirited'

  • British English: spirited A spirited action shows great energy and courage. ADJECTIVEThis television programme provoked a spirited debate.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: animado
  • Chinese: 激烈的
  • European Spanish: enérgico enérgica
  • French: animé animée
  • German: lebendig
  • Italian: vivace
  • Japanese: 活発な
  • Korean: 용기 있는
  • Portuguese: animado animada
  • Spanish: enérgico enérgica

Example Sentences Including 'spirited'

Bakri described the suicide bombers as ` spirited young men '.
Esquire (2004)
He loved the line drawings of scenery, battles, human proportions and horses in spirited motion.
Adair, Tom (Intro) Three Kinds of Kissing - Scottish Short Stories
If the site is in a prime city location then the contest is sure to be even more spirited.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
My love for Jesus is not a syrupy sentiment, but it is definitely zealous and fervent, spirited and intense.
Tada, Joni Eareckson Diamonds in the Dust
On the break, Galatasaray unsettled the Kop with a number of spirited runs.
Glasgow Herald (2002)
Other news reports offered different accounts: Some, for example, said the five were spirited across at road checkpoints.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Saddam and Uday were said by some to have been spirited out of the country to Syria.
Globe and Mail (2003)
She was intelligent and spirited , she could learn how to live in this new world, a world far removed from her hard-working background.
Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
When you spirited them away from the house, it wasn't to hand them over to authority.
Hilton, John Buxton The Innocents at Home (A Superintendent Kenworthy novel)

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