SPIRITED, participle passive 1. Animated; encouraged; incited. 2. adjective Animated; full of life; lively; full of spirit or fire; as a spirited address or oration; a spirited answer. It is used in composition, noting the state of the mind; as in high-spirited, low-spirited, mean-spirited.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI