Antonyms for high-spirited
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : hahy-spir-i-tid |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaɪˈspɪr ɪ tɪd |
Definition of high-spirited
- adj enthusiastic
- He forgot that humble worship was not the way to win a high-spirited girl.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- This was a terrible mortification to the high-spirited young man.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- She was high-minded, and high-spirited, and not without a dash of romance.
- Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI » by Various
- And she is so—so fidgety and—and nervous and high-spirited and silly.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Ye little know what it is to be the mother of a high-spirited boy.
- Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane
- But this high-spirited youth feels no tremor of physical fear.
- Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
- It was most humiliating for high-spirited children to be so misunderstood.
- Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
- A high-spirited lad like Alwyn would not be kept in leading-strings.
- Extract from : « Doctor Luttrell's First Patient » by Rosa Nouchette Carey
- It was the act of a high-spirited, generous, and just, nation.
- Extract from : « "Stops" » by Paul Allardyce
- The tone of the Stradivarius violin is full, musical and high-spirited.
- Extract from : « A Popular History of the Art of Music » by W. S. B. Mathews
Synonyms for high-spirited
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