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Lively   /lˈaɪvli/   Listen
adjective
Lively  adj.  (compar. livelier; superl. liveliest)  
1.
Endowed with or manifesting life; living. "Chaplets of gold and silver resembling lively flowers and leaves."
2.
Brisk; vivacious; active; as, a lively youth. "But wherefore comes old Manoa in such haste, With youthful steps? Much livelier than erewhile He seems."
3.
Gay; airy; animated; spirited. "From grave to gay, from lively to severe."
4.
Representing life; lifelike. (Obs.) "I spied the lively picture of my father."
5.
Bright; vivid; glowing; strong; vigorous. "The colors of the prism are manifestly more full, intense, and lively that those of natural bodies." "His faith must be not only living, but lively too."
Lively stones (Script.), saints, as being quickened by the Spirit, and active in holiness.
Synonyms: Brisk; vigorous; quick; nimble; smart; active; alert; sprightly; animated; spirited; prompt; earnest; strong; energetic; vivid; vivacious; blithe; gleeful; airy; gay; jocund.


adverb
Lively  adv.  
1.
In a brisk, active, or animated manner; briskly; vigorously.
2.
With strong resemblance of life. (Obs.) "Thou counterfeitest most lively."





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"Lively" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Not a lively-looking shore," the mate said to him as he leaned against the bulwark, looking at the low banks of the river a few miles below New Orleans. "No, even an American may confess that there ain't much beauty about this river. It's a great river, and a mighty useful one, but it ain't beautiful. ...
— Captain Bayley's Heir: - A Tale of the Gold Fields of California • G. A. Henty
... examination into the nature and characteristics of witchcraft, I soon perceived that among all these strange and often romantic stories, not one surpassed my 'amber witch' in lively interest; and I determined to throw her adventures into the form of a romance. Fortunately, however, I was soon convinced that her story was already in itself the most interesting of all romances; and that I should do ...
— The Amber Witch • Wilhelm Meinhold
... lively gesture and the eager joy with which, like a cat which lays its spotted paw upon a mouse, the little woman seized the three bank notes; she rolled them up blushing with pleasure, and put them in the place ...
— Analytical Studies • Honore de Balzac
... of his personal appearance nothing has hitherto been said. 'Tasso was tall, well-proportioned, and of very fair complexion. His thick hair and beard were of a light-brown color. His head was large, forehead broad and square, eyebrows dark, eyes large, lively and blue, nose large and curved toward the mouth, lips thin and pale.' So writes Manso, the poet's friend and biographer, adding: 'His voice was clear and sonorous; but he read his poems badly, because of a slight impediment in his speech, ...
— Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 1 and 2 - The Catholic Reaction • John Addington Symonds
... after a separation of several days, and once after two weeks' absence; and in his twenty-third month his joy at seeing again his playthings after an absence of eleven and a half weeks (with his parents) was very lively, great as was the child's forgetfulness in other respects at this period. A favorite toy could often be taken from him without its being noticed or once asked for. But when the child—in his eighteenth month—after having been accustomed to bring to his ...
— The Mind of the Child, Part II • W. Preyer


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