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adj. characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"

fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, sassy, wise

adj. improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"

alert, alive(p), awake(p)

adj. mentally perceptive and responsive;"an alert mind"; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament"

animated, alive

adj. having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"

optimistic

adj. expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"

chirpy

adj. (birds or insects) characterized by or tending to chirp

cheerful

adj. being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"

fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise

adj. improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"

chipper, debonair, debonaire, jaunty

adj. having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"

happy

adj. enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"

brash, cheeky, nervy

adj. offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"

alert, watchful

adj. engaged in or accustomed to close observation; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"

audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing

adj. invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"

casual, insouciant, nonchalant

adj. marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner"

bold

adj. fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"

audacious, daring, venturesome, venturous

adj. disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit"

impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucy

adj. characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"

nervy

adj. showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the nervy feats of mountaineers"

pushful, pushy

adj. marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young executive"; "a pushful insurance agent"

alert, watchful

adj. engaged in or accustomed to close observation; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"

chipper, debonair, debonaire, jaunty

adj. having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"

boisterous, knockabout

adj. full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy"

resilient

adj. recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like

dashing, gallant

adj. lively and spirited; "a dashing hero"

ebullient, exuberant, high-spirited

adj. joyously unrestrained

feisty, plucky, spunky

adj. showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger"

hoyden, hoydenish, tomboyish

adj. used of girls; wild and boisterous

sprightly

adj. full of spirit and vitality; "a sprightly young girl"; "a sprightly dance"

mettlesome

adj. having a proud and unbroken spirit

snappy, whipping

adj. smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines"

vibrant

adj. of colors that are bright and striking

zestful, yeasty, zesty, barmy

adj. marked by spirited enjoyment

brash, cheeky, nervy

adj. offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"

bumptious, self-assertive

adj. offensively self-assertive

overfamiliar

adj. taking undue liberties; "young women disliked the overfamiliar tone he took with them"

assumptive, assuming, presumptuous

adj. excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants"

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