# spirited

Pronunciation: say "SPIR-i-tid" /ˈspɪɹɪtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Marked by energy and liveliness, often with a bold or courageous edge.
   - Simple: Full of energy, courage, and a strong will to keep going.
   - _The debate turned into a spirited exchange between the two candidates._
   - _Critics praised the orchestra's spirited performance of the symphony._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of spirit. — simple past and past participle of spirit
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of spirit. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The celebrity was spirited out of the venue through a back door._
   - _Smugglers spirited the goods across the border under cover of night._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/spirited (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).