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.

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Adjective

(en adjective)

Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices

* (rfdate) Milton,

To hill or valley, fountain, or fresh shade, / Made vocal by my song.

vocal problems

Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal' melody; '''vocal''' prayer, ' vocal worship.

Of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, spoken with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; -- said of certain articulate sounds

(phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v'', ''l'', etc., or by both, as in the nasals (m), (n), ''ng ; sonant; intonated; voiced. See voice, and vowel

(phonetics) Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel

a vocal sound

loud; getting oneself heard.

The protestors were very vocal in their message to the mayor.