"spirited" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈspɪɹɪtɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-spirited.wav [US] Forms: more spirited [comparative], most spirited [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} spirited (comparative more spirited, superlative most spirited)
  1. Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous. Related terms: spirit, spirited away Translations (lively, vigorous, animated or courageous): ἔκθυμος (ékthumos) (Ancient Greek), оживен (oživen) (Bulgarian), енергичен (energičen) (Bulgarian), vilkas (Finnish), eloisa (Finnish), kiihkeä (Finnish), courageux (French), cróga (Irish), crógach (Irish), cróganta (Irish), éirimiúil (Irish), mear (Irish), fuinniúil (Irish), uaibhreach (Irish), matakuikui (Maori), kamakama (Maori), èrpétilyi [Jersey] (Norman), misneachail (Scottish Gaelic), livlig (Swedish), livfull (Swedish), kraftfull (Swedish), modig (Swedish), käck (Swedish), pigg (Swedish), kvick (Swedish), eldig (Swedish)

Verb

IPA: /ˈspɪɹɪtɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-spirited.wav [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} spirited
  1. simple past and past participle of spirit Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: spirit
    Sense id: en-spirited-en-verb-mOd2I24m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74

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