spanking :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the act of slapping on the buttocks; "he gave the brat a good spanking"

brisk, lively, zippy, merry, rattling, snappy

adj. quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

lively, sprightly, canty

adj. full of vitality: "`canty' is a British term"

industrious, energetic, gumptious, up-and-coming

adj. working hard to promote an enterprise

gaudy, flashy, jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty

adj. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

spirited

adj. displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

light, quick, agile, nimble, spry

adj. moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"

lively, animated

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

alive, animated

adj. (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief"

breezy, carefree

adj. fresh and animated; "her breezy nature"

active, physical

adj. characterized by energetic bodily activity; "a very physical dance performance"

driving

adj. acting with vigor; "responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive"

tireless, indefatigable, inexhaustible, unflagging, unwearying

adj. showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality; "an indefatigable advocate of equal rights"; "a tireless worker"; "unflagging pursuit of excellence"

strenuous

adj. characterized by or performed with much energy or force; "strenuous exercise"

vigorous, vehement

adj. characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity; "a vigorous hiker"; "gave her skirt a vigorous shake"; "a vigorous campaign"; "a vigorous foreign policy"; "vigorous opposition to the war"

lethargic, unenergetic

adj. deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights"

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