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Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Full of energy or alertness; vigorous or animated.
- adjective Characterized by much activity or excitement: synonym: active.
- adjective Quick-paced.
- adjective Full of flavor or spice.
- adjective Stimulating and invigorating.
- adjective Rebounding readily upon impact; resilient.
- adverb With energy or vigor; briskly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a lifelike manner; with the appearance of reality; semblably.
- With life or animation; energetically; vigorously; briskly: as, to act lively.
- In golf, base-ball, and similar games, elastic: applied to a ball possessing special elasticity.
- Living; endowed with or manifesting life; hence, from a living source; life-given.
- Lifelike; representing or resembling life or reality; real; vivid; forcible: as, a lively imitation of nature.
- Full of life or energy; active; vigorous; vivacious; brisk; alert: applied to persons or things: as, a lively child; lively faith.
- Animated; spirited; sprightly; gay: as, a lively dance; lively conversation.
- Fresh; vivid; bright: said of colors and tints.
- Riding the sea buoyantly: said of a ship or boat.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a brisk, active, or animated manner; briskly; vigorously.
- adverb obsolete With strong resemblance of life.
- adjective Endowed with or manifesting life; living.
- adjective Brisk; vivacious; active.
- adjective Gay; airy; animated; spirited.
- adjective obsolete Representing life; lifelike.
- adjective Bright; vivid; glowing; strong; vigorous.
- adjective (Script.) saints, as being quickened by the Spirit, and active in holiness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Full of
life ;energetic . - adjective of beer
fizzy ;foamy ; tending to produce a largehead in the glass - noun nautical Term of address.
- adverb obsolete In a
lifelike manner;vibrantly ,vividly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective elastic; rebounds readily
- adjective filled with events or activity
- adjective full of spirit
- adjective quick and energetic
- adjective full of zest or vigor
- adjective full of life and energy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Ruckus's Selina Lo is what we call a lively interview subject.
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Ruckus's Selina Lo is what we call a lively interview subject.
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Ruckus's Selina Lo is what we call a lively interview subject.
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Any sport or outdoor activity provides the perfect chance to engage in lively conversation, plus the added bonus of keeping you fit.
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We expect the readers to rivet in lively, nonetheless polite discourse.
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We expect the readers to rivet in lively, nonetheless polite discourse.
Brazil's top court halts boy's return to US dad | Bryan/College ... admin 2009
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Keeping our brains lively is a perfect task for relationships.
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- ablaze
- active
- actively
- activist
- activistic
- acute
- adaptable
- adaptive
- afire
- aggressive
- agile
- agog
- airy
- alacritous
- alert
- alive
- all agog
- all out
- allegretto
- allegro
- animate
- animated
- animatedly
- antic
- anxious
- ardent
- astir
- avid
- blithe
- boiling over
- bouncing
- bouncy
- breakneck
- breathless
- breezily
- breezy
- bright
- brilliant
- brisk
- briskly
- bubbly
- buoyant
- burning
- bursting to
- bustling
- busy
- cant
- capersome
- catty
- cheerful
- cheery
- chipper
- chirk
- chirping
- chirpy
- chirrupy
- cock-a-hoop
- coltish
- cordial
- curried
- dashing
- delirious
- desirous
- double-quick
- drunk
- dynamic
- eager
- eagle-winged
- earnest
- ebullient
- effervescent
- elastic
- energetic
- energetically
- enterprising
- enthusiastic
- eventful
- excited
- exciting
- expansive
- expeditious
- express
- extensile
- exuberant
- fast
- febrile
- fervent
- fervid
- fevered
- feverish
- fiery
- flaming
- fleet
- flexible
- flexile
- flushed
- flying
- forceful
- forcible
- forward
- frisky
- frolicsome
- full of beans
- full of go
- full of life
- full of pep
- full tilt
- galloping
- gamesome
- gay
- gleeful
- glowing
- go-go
- gorgeous
- hair-trigger
- hasty
- headlong
- hearty
- heated
- high-seasoned
- hilarious
- hot
- hot as pepper
- hustling
- impassioned
- impatient
- impetuous
- in full swing
- incisive
- intense
- interesting
- intoxicated
- inviting
- jocund
- jolly
- juicy
- keen
- kinetic
- lifelike
- light of heel
- light-footed
- live
- living
- lusty
- mercurial
- merry
- mettlesome
- militant
- mirthful
- nimble
- nimble-footed
- nippy
- on fire
- panting
- passionate
- peart
- peppery
- peppy
- perky
- pert
- piquant
- playful
- poignant
- pointed
- popping
- precipitate
- prompt
- provocative
- provoking
- pungent
- quick
- quick as lightning
- quick as thought
- quicksilver
- racy
- rapid
- raring to
- readable
- ready
- ready and willing
- reckless
- red-hot
- resilient
- responsive
- rich
- robust
- rollicking
- rollicksome
- rompish
- rousing
- running
- seasoned
- skittish
- smacking
- smart
- snappy
- spanking
- sparkling
- speedy
- spiced
- spicy
- spirited
- spiritedly
- sportive
- sprightly
- springy
- spry
- steaming
- steamy
- stimulating
- stirring
- strenuous
- stretch
- stretchable
- stretchy
- strong
- succulent
- swarming
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- take-charge
- take-over
- tangy
- tantalizing
- teeming
- thought-challenging
- thought-inspiring
- thought-provoking
- tickling
- titillating
- trenchant
- unrestrained
- vibrant
- vigorous
- vigorously
- vital
- vivacious
- vivaciously
- vivid
- volatile
- warm
- winged
- with a kick
- zealous
- zestful
- zesty
- zingy
- zippy
onursaka commented on the word lively
lively is not an adverb according to manhattan gmat. use in a lively manner. it is an adjective.
January 27, 2012