spirited

adjective

spir·it·ed | \ˈspir-ə-təd

Definition of spirited

: full of energy, animation, or courage a spirited discussion

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Examples of spirited in a Sentence

The team put up a spirited defense. She's a very spirited young lady.

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The song features a spirited pedal steel guitar solo from none other than Captain Trips himself — Jerry Garcia. — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, "Graham Nash Tells the Wild Tales Behind His Most Enduring Songs," 29 June 2018 She was inspired to continue Wizards Weekend this year after meeting other wizards, muggles and other spirited people at the event, who requested some changes. — Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, "Wizards event conjures up new grand banquet, continues kids magic school," 7 June 2018 The holiday season is fast approaching, which means it's once again time for the world to come together in a spirited embrace of consumerism. — Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, "The Ars Holiday Gift Guide 2018—tech and gear for travel that we’d buy," 13 Nov. 2018 Leo is represented by the lion, and these spirited fire signs are the kings and queens of the celestial jungle. — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, "Each Zodiac Sign's Unique Personality Traits, Explained by an Astrologer," 28 Oct. 2018 Their argument brought together Rondo and Paul for a spirited conversation. — Ben Cohen, WSJ, "LeBron James’s First Game in Los Angeles Turns Into Fight Night," 21 Oct. 2018 Nothing happened beyond that spirited argument, and the bad feelings were gone when Machado singled in the 13th inning. — Greg Beacham, The Seattle Times, "Benches clear after Machado clips Aguilar’s leg in NLCS," 16 Oct. 2018 So maybe — hopefully — missing the tournament has forced a necessary level of introspection and evaluation that wouldn’t have occurred if the U.S. had made its usual spirited but limited appearance. — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, "Missing World Cup can't be in vain for U.S. men's national team," 13 July 2018 But the spirited attorney is also battling Trump on policy. — Dianna M. Náñez, azcentral, "Avenatti to Trump: Stay off the golf course, start reuniting migrant children and parents," 6 July 2018

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