spirited
/ˈspɪ rə təd/
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Definition(s):
- (adj) displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
- (adj) marked by lively action
- (adj) willing to face danger
- (adj) made lively or spirited
Usage(s):
- Television Personality Jim Cramer is the spirited host of CNBC's Mad Money and the cable network's biggest star.
- From the moment you set foot in the boomtowns of the Rio Grande Valley, you sense you are watching the gold rush, headlong and free spirited and corrupt and ingenious.
- As a result, MeFi has the public-spirited flavor of a small town or good university, and the answers on AskMeFi can be helpful.
Quotes
- "Those were taken out of context and that's cruel," Palin said. "It's mean-spirited. It's immature. It's unprofessional and those guys are jerks if they came away with it, taking things out of context, and then tried to spread something on...on Nov 7, 2008 By: Sarah Palin Source: CNN International
- "Today we are coming together for the same goal, to elect Barack Obama as the next president of the United States. I was honored to be in this race with Barack and I am proud we had a spirited dialogue," Sen. Clinton said, prompting laughter...on Jun 27, 2008 By: Hillary Rodham Clinton Source: Wall Street Journal
- "I look forward to the end of my career on the field, and a spirited campaign against Congressman Adler in 2010," Runyan said in the statement.on Nov 26, 2009 By: Jon Runyan Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
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