Exuberant vs Sprightly - What's the difference?
exuberant | sprightly | Synonyms |
(of people) Very high-spirited; extremely energetic and enthusiastic.
* 1882 , , "The Lady or the Tiger?":
* 1961 , , Catch-22 :
(of things that grow) Abundant, luxuriant, profuse, superabundant.
* 1972 , Ken Lemmon, "Restoration Work at Studley Royal," Garden History , vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 22:
animated, vivacious or gay; lively
full of life and vigor, especially with a light and springy step
(especially of old people) energetic and in good health
In a lively and vigorous way
Exuberant is a synonym of sprightly.
As adjectives the difference between exuberant and sprightly
is that exuberant is exuberant while sprightly is animated, vivacious or gay; lively.As an adverb sprightly is
in a lively and vigorous way.exuberant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into facts.
- She was a tall, earthy, exuberant girl with long hair and a pretty face.
- The County Architect's Department is starting to pleach trees to open up these vistas, now almost hidden by the exuberant growth.