sprightly, spritely (4 adv. also in Cor. IV. v. 239 Ff “sprightly walking,” but most mod. edd., after Pope, “sprightly, waking”†)
1.
lively, brisk
All'sW. II. i. 78
“ fire and
motion,”
1H4 II. iv. 382, Troil. II. ii. 190,
Ant. IV. xii. [xiv.] 52
2.
cheerful, in good
spirits
Ant. IV. vii. 15
“thy comfort,”
Cym. III. vi. 74
“Be sprightly.”
3.
in the form of
spirits
Cym. V. v. 429
“ shows Of mine own
kindred.”
4.
as adv. in a lively
manner, cheerfully Wint. IV. iii.
[iv.] 53 “to entertain them
sprightly.”
