What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Spirited vs Spiritful - What's the difference?

spirited | spiritful |

As adjectives the difference between spirited and spiritful

is that spirited is lively, vigorous, animated or courageous while spiritful is full of spirit; spirited.

As a verb spirited

is past tense of spirit.

spirited

English

Verb

(head)
  • (spirit)

    • Derived terms

    * free-spirited * low-spirited * high-spirited * mean-spirited

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous.
  • * November 2 2014 , Daniel Taylor, " 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.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=June 9 , author=Owen Phillips , title=Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=But the Danes remained resolute in defence - largely thanks to a spirited display by captain Daniel Agger - and they went ahead with their first meaningful attack.}}

    Related terms

    * spirit * spirited away

    Anagrams

    *

    spiritful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Full of spirit; spirited.
    • The spiritful and orderly life of our own grown men. — Milton.

    Related terms

    * spiritfully * spiritfulness (Webster 1913)