sprightly

Animated, gay, or vivacious; lively, spirited.

• Next vnto lumpish Saturn, sprightlie Iove / Moves in his orbe.
• [B]y the Path-way green, / A ſprightlie Troupe ſtill onward heedleſſe ſped, / In Chace of Butterflies alert and keen; / Honours, and Wealth, and Powre, their Butterflies I ween.

Of a person: full of life and vigour, especially with a light and springy step.

• Shall our example ſloth create, / And make our Sons degenerate? / Our ſprightly youth uſeleſs in War become, / And ſleep in peace and ſlavery at home.
• This youth was ance a sprightlie boy / As ever lived in Linne.

Of a person: full of life and vigour, especially with a light and springy step.; Especially of an older person: energetic and in good health; spry.

Of or relating to a sprite; ghostly, spectral.obsoleterare

• […] As I ſlept, me thought / Great Iupiter vpon his Eagle back'd / Appear'd to me, with other ſprightly ſhewes / Of mine owne Kindred.

In a lively and vigorous way; sprightlily.