Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spirited

/ˈspɪɹɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: spir-it-ed
IPA: /ˈspɪɹɪtɪd/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of spirit

adj

Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous.

Example Sentences

"When I was young and full of grace I spirited a rattlesnake"
"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."
"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."

Inflected Forms

more spirited (comparative) most spirited (superlative)

Derived Forms

spiritedly spiritedness unspirited

Phrases

free-spirited high-spirited hot-spirited light-spirited low-spirited mean spirited mean-spirited party-spirited

Frequently Paired Words

spirit spirited away

Synonyms

enlivened game gamy gamey gritty mettlesome spunky bouncing bouncy peppy zippy

Rhymes With

public-spirited poor-spirited

Questions

How do you pronounce spirited?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɪɹɪtɪd/.
What does spirited mean?: simple past and past participle of spirit

How to pronounce spirited

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