sprightly
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++spright·ly /ˈspraɪtli/ adjective 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 [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
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 sly mischievous sense of humour.• This is a sprightly, breezy wine with loads of vibrant fruit and spice and layers of complex flavor.• a sprightly collection of songs• This remedy had certainly done him no harm, for he was a sprightly eighty-year old.• There is, for instance, the inevitable saucy servant girl, played in sprightly fashion 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.Origin sprightly (1500-1600) spritespright·ly adjectiveChineseSyllable
active old sprightly is who person still is an Corpus
sprightly
spright‧ly /ˈspraɪtli/
adjective
—sprightliness noun [uncountable]
spright‧ly /ˈspraɪtli/
adjective Date: 1500-1600
Origin: sprite
an old person who is sprightly is still active and full of energy – used to show approvalOrigin: sprite
—sprightliness noun [uncountable]