Spir″it‐ed, a. 1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. “So talked the spirited, sly snake.” Milton.
2. Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer.
☞ Spirited is much used in composition; as in high-spirited, low-spirited, mean-spirited, etc.
Syn. — Lively; vivacious; animated; ardent; active; bold; courageous.
— Spir″it‐ed‐ly, adv. — Spir″it‐ed‐ness, n.