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adj. displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

adj. marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"

game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spunky

adj. willing to face danger

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"

dynamic, dynamical

adj. characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm"

vital, energetic, full of life

adj. full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"

gaudy, flashy, jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty

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

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"

buoyant, resilient

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

enthusiastic

adj. having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"

kittenish, frisky

adj. playful like a lively kitten

active

adj. characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"

vivacious, vibrant

adj. vigorous and animated; "a vibrant group that challenged the system"; "a charming and vivacious hostess"; "a vivacious folk dance"

adventurous, adventuresome

adj. willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"

bold

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

nervy, courageous

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

courageous, gutsy

adj. marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist; "a gutsy red wine"

energetic

adj. possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"

enthusiastic

adj. having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"

lively

adj. full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"

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"

sparkling, scintillating, sparkly, bubbling, effervescent, vivacious

adj. marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders"

effusive, gushing, burbling, burbly

adj. uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones"

vital, energetic, full of life

adj. full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"

gallant

adj. unflinching in battle or action; "a gallant warrior"; "put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"

lionhearted

adj. extraordinarily courageous

stalwart, stouthearted, stout-hearted, valiant

adj. used especially of persons; "a stalwart knight"; "a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army"

undaunted

adj. resolutely courageous; "undaunted in the face of death"

valiant, valorous

adj. having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier"

spiritless

adj. lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to criticism"

dull

adj. lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods"

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