spirited  /ˈspɪ rə təd/ ? Meaning of "spirited"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
  2. (adj) marked by lively action
  3. (adj) willing to face danger
  4. (adj) made lively or spirited

Usage(s):

  1. Television Personality Jim Cramer is the spirited host of CNBC's Mad Money and the cable network's biggest star.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

  1. "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

  2. "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

  3. "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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