spirityadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈspɪrᵻti/, U.S.

/ˈspɪrədi/

Forms: see spirit n. and -y suffix¹; also regional 1800s spirritty.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spirit n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < spirit n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier spirited adj.

A. adj.

1. Esp. of a person or animal: full of spirit; characterized by animation, energy, vivacity, or boldness; spirited; mettlesome. Now rare.In quot. 1615 figurative, with reference to a lively sound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > lively, vivacious, or animated

jollyc1325

lightsomea1382

kedgec1440

fledge?1461

crank1499

frisky?a1500

sprightya1522

frisk1528

sprightful1550

quick-spirited1552

cranking1567

lively1567

quick-sprighted1579

aleger1590

bright-eyed1590

firking1594

sprightly1594

spirituous1601

great-stomached1607

spirity1615

spiritous1628

lifesomec1635

vivacious1645

rattlingc1650

quick-set1653

airy1654

animated1660

sparklinga1704

bob1721

vivace1721

animate1801

high-lifed1859

sassy1859

chippy1865

sparky1883

high-keyed1893

high life1903

peppy1914

pepful1915

jazzy1917

upbeat1947

zappy1969

sparkly1979

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective]

jollyc1325

kedgec1440

fledge?1461

frisky?a1500

sprightya1522

frisk1528

sprightful1550

quick-spirited1552

lively1567

quick-sprighted1579

alive-like1582

aleger1590

firking1594

sprightly1594

sportive1595

mettled1599

alives-like1601

spirited1601

spirituous1601

mettle1606

great-stomached1607

free-spirited1613

spirity1615

spiritous1628

vivacious1645

rattlingc1650

sportful1650

airy1654

animated1660

racy1671

mettlesome1673

sparklinga1704

raffing?1719

bob1721

vivace1721

alive1748

lifey1793

spunky1831

gilpie1835

bubbling1860

chippy1865

bubblesome1879

colourful1882

sparky1883

bubbly1912

jazzy1917

spritzy1973

sparkly1979

kicking1983

1615 G. Markham Eng. Hus-wife in Countrey Contentments ii. 111 The noise..will be solid, heauy and intyre vntill you heare it alter, and the sound is light, sharp, and more spirity: and then you shal say that your butter breakes.

1618 M. Baret Hipponomie ii. 15 Such Horses as are of a more hot spirity disposition.

1694 J. MacMath Expert Mid-wife i. v. 30 The Infant Lives and Moves manifestly in the 3d. or 4th. Month..as they have been more, or less Mirrily Begotten, are more or less Strong, Vigorous, or Spirity.

1765 in Priv. Lett. Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 136 He is a most active, spirity man, and by his great mental exercises keeps himself from anything like a lethargy.

1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd III. viii. v. 163 Semple is a spirity man.

1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags xl. 287 For she was ever the most spirity wench in the world.

1928 J. Galsworthy Swan Song ii. iii, in Mod. Comedy (1929) 618 He likes his job; that keeps him spirity.

1964 Folklore 75 237 Her was a spirity maid!

2. Esp. of a substance: containing, resembling, or having the properties of a spirit, esp. (in later use) an alcoholic spirit; spirituous, volatile. Cf. spirit n. VI.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical properties > [adjective] > having the qualities of an essence or distilled product

spirituala1500

spiritous1605

spirituous1605

sprighty1609

spirited1616

spiritya1722

a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 421 The dews soke into the broad-clover, and thin the spirity juice.

1840 Age 23 Feb. 59/2 I pledge myself..not to taste, touch, or smell to ale, porter, pottheen, or any other spirity liquors.

1899 A. Conan Doyle Duet (1909) 126/1 Do you notice a sort of low, sweetish, spirity kind of scent?

1937 Times 20 Jan. 11/4 Burgundy, it was stated, is neither spirity nor heady; it is a natural wine free from added spirits.

1982 G. C. Hill & J. S. Holman Chem. in Context: Lab. Man. & Study Guide 8 Some commonly encountered smells..Pleasant, spirity—alcohols..Pleasant, fruity—esters..Ammoniacal, fishy—amines.

2007 R. Millward Apples iii. 30 Someone made a vat of wine and cider and spirity stuff in the kitchen, and everyone was helping themselves to glasses and getting really mortalled.

†B. adv.

In a spirited manner; with spirit. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb] > in a lively manner

quicklyOE

heartilya1450

vively1471

sprightlya1584

sportively1597

sprightfully1597

spiritfully?1609

lifelike1637

sprightlily1739

vivaciously1815

rattlingly1824

friskily1862

spirity1865

sparklingly1879

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adverb]

quicklyOE

heartilya1450

sprightlya1584

sprightfully1597

spiritfully?1609

lifelike1637

sprightlily1739

spiritedly1750

livelily1751

spirituously1751

good-temperedly1776

spiritly1796

vivaciously1815

animately1822

rattlingly1824

friskily1862

spirity1865

sparklingly1879

1865 Penny Illustr. Paper 26 Aug. 203/2 He were a real handsome, heart's delight of a young fellow, that were; and spoke so spirity.

1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross I. viii. 117 I answered him quite spirity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	spirity
释义	spirityadj.adv. Brit. /ˈspɪrᵻti/, U.S. /ˈspɪrədi/ Forms: see spirit n. and -y suffix¹; also regional 1800s spirritty. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spirit n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < spirit n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier spirited adj. A. adj. 1. Esp. of a person or animal: full of spirit; characterized by animation, energy, vivacity, or boldness; spirited; mettlesome. Now rare.In quot. 1615 figurative, with reference to a lively sound. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > lively, vivacious, or animated jollyc1325 lightsomea1382 kedgec1440 fledge?1461 crank1499 frisky?a1500 sprightya1522 frisk1528 sprightful1550 quick-spirited1552 cranking1567 lively1567 quick-sprighted1579 aleger1590 bright-eyed1590 firking1594 sprightly1594 spirituous1601 great-stomached1607 spirity1615 spiritous1628 lifesomec1635 vivacious1645 rattlingc1650 quick-set1653 airy1654 animated1660 sparklinga1704 bob1721 vivace1721 animate1801 high-lifed1859 sassy1859 chippy1865 sparky1883 high-keyed1893 high life1903 peppy1914 pepful1915 jazzy1917 upbeat1947 zappy1969 sparkly1979 the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective] jollyc1325 kedgec1440 fledge?1461 frisky?a1500 sprightya1522 frisk1528 sprightful1550 quick-spirited1552 lively1567 quick-sprighted1579 alive-like1582 aleger1590 firking1594 sprightly1594 sportive1595 mettled1599 alives-like1601 spirited1601 spirituous1601 mettle1606 great-stomached1607 free-spirited1613 spirity1615 spiritous1628 vivacious1645 rattlingc1650 sportful1650 airy1654 animated1660 racy1671 mettlesome1673 sparklinga1704 raffing?1719 bob1721 vivace1721 alive1748 lifey1793 spunky1831 gilpie1835 bubbling1860 chippy1865 bubblesome1879 colourful1882 sparky1883 bubbly1912 jazzy1917 spritzy1973 sparkly1979 kicking1983 1615 G. Markham Eng. Hus-wife in Countrey Contentments ii. 111 The noise..will be solid, heauy and intyre vntill you heare it alter, and the sound is light, sharp, and more spirity: and then you shal say that your butter breakes. 1618 M. Baret Hipponomie ii. 15 Such Horses as are of a more hot spirity disposition. 1694 J. MacMath Expert Mid-wife i. v. 30 The Infant Lives and Moves manifestly in the 3d. or 4th. Month..as they have been more, or less Mirrily Begotten, are more or less Strong, Vigorous, or Spirity. 1765 in Priv. Lett. Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 136 He is a most active, spirity man, and by his great mental exercises keeps himself from anything like a lethargy. 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd III. viii. v. 163 Semple is a spirity man. 1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags xl. 287 For she was ever the most spirity wench in the world. 1928 J. Galsworthy Swan Song ii. iii, in Mod. Comedy (1929) 618 He likes his job; that keeps him spirity. 1964 Folklore 75 237 Her was a spirity maid! 2. Esp. of a substance: containing, resembling, or having the properties of a spirit, esp. (in later use) an alcoholic spirit; spirituous, volatile. Cf. spirit n. VI. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical properties > [adjective] > having the qualities of an essence or distilled product spirituala1500 spiritous1605 spirituous1605 sprighty1609 spirited1616 spiritya1722 a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 421 The dews soke into the broad-clover, and thin the spirity juice. 1840 Age 23 Feb. 59/2 I pledge myself..not to taste, touch, or smell to ale, porter, pottheen, or any other spirity liquors. 1899 A. Conan Doyle Duet (1909) 126/1 Do you notice a sort of low, sweetish, spirity kind of scent? 1937 Times 20 Jan. 11/4 Burgundy, it was stated, is neither spirity nor heady; it is a natural wine free from added spirits. 1982 G. C. Hill & J. S. Holman Chem. in Context: Lab. Man. & Study Guide 8 Some commonly encountered smells..Pleasant, spirity—alcohols..Pleasant, fruity—esters..Ammoniacal, fishy—amines. 2007 R. Millward Apples iii. 30 Someone made a vat of wine and cider and spirity stuff in the kitchen, and everyone was helping themselves to glasses and getting really mortalled. †B. adv. In a spirited manner; with spirit. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb] > in a lively manner quicklyOE heartilya1450 vively1471 sprightlya1584 sportively1597 sprightfully1597 spiritfully?1609 lifelike1637 sprightlily1739 vivaciously1815 rattlingly1824 friskily1862 spirity1865 sparklingly1879 the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adverb] quicklyOE heartilya1450 sprightlya1584 sprightfully1597 spiritfully?1609 lifelike1637 sprightlily1739 spiritedly1750 livelily1751 spirituously1751 good-temperedly1776 spiritly1796 vivaciously1815 animately1822 rattlingly1824 friskily1862 spirity1865 sparklingly1879 1865 Penny Illustr. Paper 26 Aug. 203/2 He were a real handsome, heart's delight of a young fellow, that were; and spoke so spirity. 1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross I. viii. 117 I answered him quite spirity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.adv.1615
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