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lively

  • adjective
  • /ˈlaɪv.li/

Full of life; energetic, vivacious.

Other meanings

  1. Bright, glowing, vivid; strong, vigorous.

  2. Fizzy; foamy; tending to produce a large head in the glass.

Word history

From Old English "līflīċ" (living, lively, long-lived, necessary to life, vital).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “lively” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.