spirited
adjective
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You may see spirited used to describe a conversation, a debate, a horse, or a campaign. And it often shows up in such words as high-spirited ("bold and energetic"), mean-spirited ("spiteful"), and public-spirited ("generous to a community"), all of which reflect the original meaning of spirit, a notion much like "soul" or "personality".
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Ben Salmon, SPIN, 20 June 2024
Every American who thinks that robust debate, spirited disagreement and the freedom to say something someone else might recoil at is what fundamentally sets us apart from every other country on Earth.
—Nic Kipke, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
After a spirited dance number, DeBose nodded to the upheaval around the world.
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 16 June 2024
Her spirited toddler was conceived through IVF, making her among the roughly 2% of children now born annually as a result of the procedure.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 15 June 2024
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“Spirited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spirited. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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