adjective

• Lively and cheerful in behaviour or mood.

  ‘high-spirited holidaymakers’

  More example sentences

  • ‘high-spirited victory celebrations’
  • ‘I saw an altogether different person, a high-spirited, hard-working creative filmmaker, interacting with his stars and staff.’
  • ‘The show was big, generous, inclusive and high-spirited.’
  • ‘Relations between members were informal, often tense, and their debates were certainly high-spirited.’
  • ‘He became a movie legend by thrilling audiences with his high-spirited adventures, roguish charm, and dashing good looks.’
  • ‘The sea seemed to reflect my mood: high-spirited and cheerful.’
  • ‘More than 6,000 people took to the streets of Dublin at the weekend in a high-spirited and colourful celebration.’
  • ‘Over 300 people attended the ceremony, which was followed by a high-spirited barbecue.’
  • ‘He was caught up in the high-spirited behaviour.’
  • ‘She was a very competitive and high-spirited child.’
  • ‘The high-spirited crowd was then entertained by two big bands.’