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1
marked by a lively display of strong feeling
- the town meeting featured a spirited debate about the proposed ban on skateboarding in the plaza downtown
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2
having much high-spirited energy and movement
- a team known for its spirited and in-your-face basketball
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spirited
verb
past tense of spirit
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as in snatched, absconded (with)
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“Spirited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirited. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of spirited was in 1601
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