a. 1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [ Obs. ] “So talked the spirited, sly snake.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Spirited is much used in composition; as in high-spirited, low-spirited, mean-spirited, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
Syn. -- Lively; vivacious; animated; ardent; active; bold; courageous. [ 1913 Webster ]
-- Spir"it*ed*ly, adv. -- Spir"it*ed*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]