high-spirited

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high-spirited

adjective more high-spirited · most high-spirited

  1. Possessing a bold nature. The more high-spirited among the youth were, about the time that our narrative begins, expecting, rather with hope than apprehension, an opportunity of emulating their fathers in their military achievements.
  2. Energetic, exuberant, or high-strung. Their poor mother was, I believe, naturally a lighthearted, sociable, high-spirited little creature; and her gay and childish nature pined in the isolation and gloom of her lot.

    Similar: exalted, sassy

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adj possessing a bold nature

中文昂揚 /昂扬 ángyáng
Deutschübermütig
Italianoindiavolato, effervescente, esuberante
Русскийжизнера́достный žiznerádostnyj

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@misc{high_spirited_2026,
  title = {high-spirited},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/high-spirited},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}