lively

[live·ly]

If you’re feeling lively, you might whistle a tune, go for a brisk jog, or strike up an amusing conversation. Lively means "active, spirited, and energetic."

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Endowed with or manifesting life; living.

Adjective S.
characterized by energetic activity; "a lively baby"

Adjective S.
full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"

Adjective S.
filled with events or activity; "a lively period in history"

Adjective
full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"

Adjective S.
rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"

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Adjective S.
quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

Adjective S.
full of zest or vigor; "a racy literary style"


superl.
Endowed with or manifesting life; living.

superl.
Brisk; vivacious; active; as, a lively youth.

superl.
Gay; airy; animated; spirited.

superl.
Representing life; lifelike.

superl.
Bright; vivid; glowing; strong; vigorous.

adv.
In a brisk, active, or animated manner; briskly; vigorously.

adv.
With strong resemblance of life.


Lively

Live"ly , a. [Compar. Livelier ; superl. Liveliest.] [For lifely. Cf. Lifelike.] 1. Endowed with or manifesting life; living.
Chaplets of gold and silver resembling lively flowers and leaves.
2. Brisk; vivacious; active; as, a lively youth.
But wherefore comes old Manoa in such haste, With youthful steps ? Much livelier than erewhile He seems.
3. Gay; airy; animated; spirited.
From grave to gay, from lively to severe.
4. Representing life; lifelike. [Obs.]
I spied the lively picture of my father.
5. Bright; vivid; glowing; strong; vigorous.
The colors of the prism are manifestly more full, intense, and lively that those of natural bodies.
His faith must be not only living, but lively too.
Lively stones (Script.), saints, as being quickened by the Spirit, and active in holiness. Syn. -- Brisk; vigorous; quick; nimble; smart; active; alert; sprightly; animated; spirited; prompt; earnest; strong; energetic; vivid; vivacious; blithe; gleeful; airy; gay; jocund.

Lively

Live"ly, adv. 1. In a brisk, active, or animated manner; briskly; vigorously. Hayward. 2. With strong resemblance of life. [Obs.]
Thou counterfeitest most lively.

Endowed with or manifesting life; living.

In a brisk, active, or animated manner; briskly; vigorously.

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Usage Examples

A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one - they show one another off to the best advantage.

In the inhalation and exhalation there is an energy and a lively divine spirit, since He, through his spirit supports the breath of life, giving courage to the people who are in the earth and spirit to those who walk on it.

My idea of an amusement park story is getting adventurers to go tour environmental disaster areas. After all, if the entire Great Barrier Reef gets killed, which seems like an extremely lively possibility, what are you going to do with all that rotting limestone?

There is no more lively sensation than that of pain its impressions are certain and dependable, they never deceive as may those of the pleasure women perpetually feign and almost never experience.

Happiness is a matter of one's most ordinary and everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self.

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Other Usage Examples

There is nothing can pay one for that invaluable ignorance which is the companion of youth, those sanguine groundless hopes, and that lively vanity which makes all the happiness of life.

I have a very lively and colourful show. It's two hours of hits and the music speaks for itself.

Diversity in the world is a basic characteristic of human society, and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see today.

I have just come from a couple of raids, where we had a very lively time, and some of them had to pull their guns. I found it necessary to punch a few sports myself.

Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed.

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