Intrepid vs Spirited - What's the difference?
intrepid | spirited | Related terms |
Fearless; bold; brave.
:* 2000 — Lennard Bickel, Shackleton's Forgotten Men: The Untold Tale of an Antarctic Tragedy
:*: Fewer than 70 years earlier, the intrepid James Cook in his ship Resolution had been the first explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle.
(spirit)
Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous.
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, date=June 9
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, title=Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark
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Intrepid is a related term of spirited.
As adjectives the difference between intrepid and spirited
is that intrepid is fearless; bold; brave while spirited is lively, vigorous, animated or courageous.As a verb spirited is
(spirit).intrepid
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Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* intrepidity * intrepidness * intrepidlySee also
* fearless * unafraid * courageousspirited
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Verb
(head)Derived terms
* free-spirited * low-spirited * high-spirited * mean-spiritedAdjective
(en adjective)Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- Remarkably United’s 10 men almost salvaged an improbable draw during a late, spirited challenge. They showed great competitive courage in that period and there were chances for Robin van Persie, Ángel Di María and Marouane Fellaini to punish City for defending too deeply and not being more clinical with their opportunities at the other end.
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