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† sprighty, a. Obs. rare. [f. spright n.1] = sprightly a. (1 and 3 a).
1609Pimlyco C iv b, Rosa Solis, Aqua Vitæ, And Nugs of Balme, so quicke, and sprighty. a1625Fletcher Love's Pilgr. iii. ii, A Son of his, a yong and hopeful gentleman,..A sprighty man, of understanding excellent. 1641J. Jackson True Evang. T. i. 79 The spirit of the sprighty Ascanius in Virgil. |