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spriteful en · ADJ

Etymology

From sprite + -ful.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete spelling of sprightful.
   alt of sprightful
   • Spoke like a spriteful noble gentleman. c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:

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