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Spiritedly

Spirited \Spir"it*ed\, a.

  1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] ``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.

    Note: Spirited is much used in composition; as in high-spirited, low-spirited, mean-spirited, etc.

    Syn: Lively; vivacious; animated; ardent; active; bold; courageous. [1913 Webster] -- Spir"it*ed*ly, adv. -- Spir"it*ed*ness, n.

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spiritedly

adv. In a spirited manner; with spirit; enthusiastically.

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spiritedly

adv. in a spirited or lively manner; with animation and vivacity

Usage examples of "spiritedly".

If anyone knew the reasons, they never made them plain to Bart. In school Himyar taught him, spiritedly but unintelligibly, about the various traditions of Earthly art.