- líflic
- adj living; lively; long-lived; necessary to life, vital; adv \lífliclíce vitally, so as to impart life
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lively — adjective (livelier; est) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līflīc, from līf life Date: before 12th century 1. obsolete living 2. briskly alert and energetic ; vigorous, animated < a lively discussion > … New Collegiate Dictionary
lively — livelily, adv. liveliness, n. /luyv lee/, adj., livelier, liveliest, adv. adj. 1. full or suggestive of life or vital energy; active, vigorous, or brisk: a lively discussion. 2. animated, spirited, vivacious, or sprightly: a lively tune; a lively … Universalium
lively — live|ly S3 [ˈlaıvli] adj comparative livelier superlative liveliest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(people)¦ 2¦(place/situation)¦ 3¦(music/movements)¦ 4¦(discussion/description etc)¦ 5¦(mind/thoughts)¦ 6¦(colour)¦ 7¦(taste)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lively — O.E. liflic living, existing, lit. life like; from LIFE (Cf. life) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Sense of active, energetic developed by early 13c., from notion full of life … Etymology dictionary
lively — adjective (livelier, liveliest) 1》 full of life, energy, or activity. ↘full of interest or excitement. 2》 (of a boat) rising lightly to the waves. Phrases look lively informal move more briskly. Derivatives livelily adverb liveliness noun … English new terms dictionary
lively — live•ly [[t]ˈlaɪv li[/t]] adj. and adv. li•er, li•est 1) full or suggestive of life or vital energy; active, vigorous, or brisk: a lively discussion[/ex] 2) animated; spirited, vivacious, or sprightly: a lively tune; a lively wit[/ex] 3) eventful … From formal English to slang
lively — /ˈlaɪvli / (say luyvlee) adjective (livelier, liveliest) 1. full or suggestive of life or vital energy; active, vigorous, or brisk: a lively discussion. 2. animated, spirited, vivacious, or sprightly: a lively tune. 3. eventful, stirring, or… …
lively — [līv′lē] adj. livelier, liveliest [ME liflich < OE liflic: see LIFE & LY1] 1. full of life; active; vigorous 2. full of spirit; exciting; animated [a lively debate] 3. showing or inspiring liveliness; cheerful … English World dictionary
lively — adj. 1 full of life; vigorous, energetic. 2 brisk (a lively pace). 3 vivid, stimulating (a lively discussion). 4 vivacious, jolly, sociable. 5 joc. exciting, dangerous, difficult (the press is making things lively for them). 6 (of a colour)… … Useful english dictionary
live|ly — «LYV lee», adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb, noun, plural lies. –adj. 1. full of life and spirit; active; vigorous: »A good night s sleep made us all lively again. SYN … Useful english dictionary
