Webster's Dictionary 1828

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SPRIGHTFULLLY

SPRIGHTFULLLY, adv. Briskly; vigorously.

4079

SPRIGHTFULNESS

SPRIGHTFULNESS, noun Briskness; liveliness; vivacity.

4080

SPRIGHTLESS

SPRIGHTLESS, adjective Destitute of life; dull; sluggish; as virtues sprightless cold.

4081

SPRIGHTLINESS

SPRIGHTLINESS, noun [from sprightly.] Liveliness; life; briskness; vigor; activity; gayety; vivacity.In dreams, with what sprightliness and alacrity does the soul exert herself.

4082

SPRIGHTLY

SPRIGHTLY, adjective Lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance.The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green.And sprigh...

4083

SPRING

SPRING, verb intransitivepreterit tense sprung, [sprang, not wholly obsolete;] participle passive sprung.1. To vegetate and rise out of the ground; to begin to appear; as vegeta...

4084

SPRING-BOK

SPRING-BOK, noun An African animal of the antelope kind.

4085

SPRING-HALT

SPRING-HALT, noun [spring and halt.] A kind of lameness in which a horse twitches up his legs.

4086

SPRING-HEAD

SPRING-HEAD, noun A fountain or source. [Useless.]

4087

SPRING-TIDE

SPRING-TIDE, noun [spring and tide.] The tide which happens at or soon after the new and full moon, which rises higher than common tides.

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SPRING-WHEAT

SPRING-WHEAT, noun [spring and wheat.] A species of wheat to be sown in the spring; so called in distinction from winter wheat.

4089

SPRINGAL

SPRINGAL, noun A youth. [Not in use.]

4090

SPRINGE

SPRINGE, noun [from spring.] A gin; a noose; which being fastened to an elastic body, is drawn close with a sudden spring, by which means it catches a bird.SPRINGE, verb transit...

4091

SPRINGER

SPRINGER, noun1. One who springs; one that rouses game.2. A name given to the grampus.3. In architecture, the rib of a groin or concentrated vault.

4092

SPRINGINESS

SPRINGINESS, noun [from springy.]1. Elasticity; also, the power of springing.2. The state of abounding with springs; wetness; spunginess; as of land.

4093

SPRINGING

SPRINGING, participle present tense Arising; shooting up; leaping; proceeding; rousing.Sprining use, in law, a contingent use; a use which may arise upon a contingency.SPRINGING...

4094

SPRINGLE

SPRINGLE, noun A springe; a noose. [Not in use.]

4095

SPRINGY

SPRINGY, adjective [from spring.]1. Elastic; possessing the power of recovering itself when bent or twisted.2. Having great elastic power.3. Having the power to leap; able to le...

4096

SPRINKLE

SPRINKLE, verb transitive [G., Latin]1. To scatter; to disperse; as a liquid or a dry substance composed of fine separable particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth wi...

4097

SPRINKLED

SPRINKLED, participle passive1. Dispersed in small particles, as a liquid or as dust.2. Having a liquid or a fine substance scattered over.

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SPRINKLER

SPRINKLER, noun One that sprinkles.

4099

SPRINKLING

SPRINKLING, participle present tense1. Dispersing, as a liquid or as dust.2. Scattering on, in fine drops or particles.SPRINKLING, noun1. The act of scattering in small drops or...

4100

SPRIT

SPRIT, verb transitive [G.] To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spirt. [Not in use. See Spurt.]SPRIT, noun1. A shoot; a sprout.2. A small boom, pole or s...

4101

SPRIT-SAIL

SPRIT-SAIL, noun [sprit and sail.]1. The sail extended by a sprit.2. A sail attached to a yard which hangs under the bowsprit.

4102

SPRITE

SPRITE, noun A spirit.

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SPRITEFUL

SPRITEFUL. [See Sprightful.]

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SPRITEFULLY

SPRITEFULLY. [See Sprightfully.]