Spirited - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈspɪrɪtɪd|  American pronunciation of the word spirited
Brit.  |ˈspɪrɪtɪd|  British pronunciation of the word spirited
- this word is a past tense form of the verb to spirit
- this word is a past participle form of the verb to spirit

adjective

- marked by lively action (syn: bouncing, bouncy, peppy, zippy)
a spirited dance
- willing to face danger (syn: game, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spunky)
- made lively or spirited (syn: enlivened)
a spirited debate

Extra examples

The team put up a spirited defense.

She's a very spirited young lady.

The singer was spirited away in a limousine after the show.

Some of the funds had been spirited away to other accounts.

...the subject of the spirited colloquy was the disputed authorship of the plays attributed to Shakespeare...

...a movie reviewer who is spirited, even pugnacious, when defending her opinions...

The princess was spirited off to a desert island by the evil magician.

An eminently clear, terse, and spirited summary.

The spirited mood on Friday was in sharp contrast to the tense atmosphere last week.

The company spirited him up

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