Definition of sprig

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Sprigging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spri.

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Mercurial :: Mercurial (a.) Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament..
Canty :: Canty (a.) Cheerful; sprightly; lively; merry.
Turn :: Turn (n.) Form; cast; shape; manner; fashion; -- used in a literal or figurative sense; hence, form of expression; mode of signifying; as, the turn of thought; a man of a sprightly turn in conversation..
Sprightful :: Spright (v. t.) To haunt, as a spright..
Sprite :: Sprite (n.) A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See Spright..
Low-spirited :: Low-spirited (a.) Deficient in animation and courage; dejected; depressed; not sprightly.
Enliven :: Enliven (v. t.) To give spirit or vivacity to; to make sprightly, gay, or cheerful; to animate; as, mirth and good humor enliven a company; enlivening strains of music..
Cavalier :: Cavalier (n.) A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant..
Sprightly :: Sprightliness (n.) The quality or state of being sprightly; liveliness; life; briskness; vigor; activity; gayety; vivacity.
Sprigtail :: Sprightly (superl.) Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance..
Sprigged :: Sprig (v. t.) To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin..
Vinette :: Vinette (n.) A sprig or branch.
Julep :: "Julep (n.) A beverage composed of brandy, whisky, or some other spirituous liquor, with sugar, pounded ice, and sprigs of mint; -- called also mint julep..
Crankness :: Crankness (n.) Sprightliness; vigor; health.
Sprigging :: Sprigged (imp. & p. p.) of Spri.
Watershoot :: Watershoot (n.) A sprig or shoot from the root or stock of a tree.
Alacrity :: Alacrity (n.) A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activity; briskness; sprightliness; as, the soldiers advanced with alacrity to meet the enemy..
Vivid :: Vivid (a.) Forming brilliant images, or painting in lively colors; lively; sprightly; as, a vivid imagination..
Spright :: Spright (n.) A supernatural being; a spirit; a shade; an apparition; a ghost.
Deliver :: Deliver (v. t.) Free; nimble; sprightly; active.
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