sprightly
adjective /ˈspraɪtli/
/ˈspraɪtli/
(also less frequent spry)
- (especially of older people) full of life and energy synonym lively
- a sprightly 80-year-old
- She’s very sprightly for her age.
WordfinderTopics Life stagesc2, Personal qualitiesc2- care home
- dementia
- frail
- geriatric
- mobility
- the old
- pensioner
- retire
- sprightly
- widow
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from spright (rare variant of sprite) + -ly.