Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Full of or characterized by animation, vigor, or courage.
- adjective Having a specified mood or nature. Used in combination.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Animated; full of life; lively; full of spirit or fire.
- Having a spirit of a certain character: used in composition, as in high-spirited, low-spirited, mean-spirited.
- Possessed by a spirit.
- Synonyms Spiritual, etc. (see
spirituous ); ardent, high-mettled, high-spirited. See alsoanimation .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Animated or possessed by a spirit.
- adjective Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or fire.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
spirit . - adjective
Lively ,vigorous ,animated orcourageous .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective willing to face danger
- adjective made lively or spirited
- adjective marked by lively action
- adjective displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
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Examples
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Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey began by pointing to what he called a spirited worldwide online debate about the future, including America's financial security, in which Mr. Obama's name figured prominently.
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Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey began by pointing to what he called a spirited worldwide online debate about the future, including America's financial security, in which Mr. Obama's name figured prominently.
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Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey began by pointing to what he called a spirited worldwide online debate about the future, including America's financial security, in which Mr. Obama's name figured prominently.
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Caroline is neither masculine, nor of what they call the spirited order of women. '
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Her blog Hot Flashbacks, Cool Insights celebrates living by the cosmic hints all around us in spirited style.
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But if "mean-spirited" is the touchstone here, we might begin with English's hit piece last Saturday, in which she blindsided Star (and star) columnist Antonia Zerbisas after apparently being prompted by the publisher, John Cruikshank, to do so.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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Just how sloppy, stupid, and mean spirited is the drone program management?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Assassination, Self-Defense, and the Koh Speech 2010
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I taught Sunday school classes, led home Bible studies, and discussed theological nuances in spirited conversations with my friends over coffee.
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Her blog about living by the cosmic hints around us in spirited style is Hot Flashbacks, Cool Insights.
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"Faux-Cons aren't interested in spirited or thoughtful debate, because such an endeavor requires accountability for the logical conclusion of their argument."
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