The old woman was surprisingly sprightly.
这位老妇人出人意料地活泼。
Choose the word that is a synonym for “sprightly” in the following sentence: The old man was surprisingly sprightly, dancing energetically at his granddaughter''s wedding.
C — lively. “sprightly” means adj. lively; energetic; agile
Despite his great age, the ______ old man danced happily all night long.
A — sprightly. “sprightly” means adj. lively; energetic; agile
sprightly — adj. lively; energetic; agile. In Chinese: 活泼的；轻快的.
sprightly is pronounced /ˈspraɪtli/. It breaks into 2 syllables: spright · ly.
The old woman was surprisingly sprightly. (这位老妇人出人意料地活泼。)
lively, nimble — all close in meaning to sprightly (adj. lively; energetic; agile).
Yes. sprightly appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
spright (elf, lively) + ly → lively, full of energy.