HEALTHYan old person who is sprightly is still active and full of energy – used to show approval 〔老人〕活跃的,充满活力的〔含褒义〕
—sprightliness noun [uncountableU]
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sprightly• We were extremely well looked after by Per Sorum, a sprightly 70-plus year old who had a beautiful house in Aasen.• They have a sprightly air and a slymischievous sense of humour.• This is a sprightly, breezy wine with loads of vibrantfruit and spice and layers of complex flavor.• a sprightlycollection of songs• This remedy had certainly done him no harm, for he was a sprightly eighty-year old.• There is, for instance, the inevitablesaucyservant girl, played in sprightlyfashion by Suzanne Bouchard.• So sprightly, in fact, that Lizzy swore that we were given back a new cat.• Actually she had been more sprightly since Mr Paradise, the vet, operated on her thyroid.• Anne is a sprightly young woman who works in the local bookstore.