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sprightly

[sprahyt-lee] / ˈspraɪt li /


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The music is danceable, the editing is sprightly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The body language at the end was instructive; Celtic sprightly, Rangers stunned.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Its cast is exactly the sprightly ensemble needed to land its what-if laughs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Teenage star Yamal underwhelmed in last week's defeat by Real Madrid after coming back from a groin issue, but looked more sprightly against Elche.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

Albus Dumbledore was walking toward him, sprightly and upright, wearing sweeping robes of midnight blue.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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