a. Obs. rare. [f. SPRIGHT sb.1] = SPRIGHTLY a. (1 and 3 a).
1609. Pimlyco, C iv b. Rosa Solis, Aqua Vitæ, And Nugs of Balme, so quicke, and sprighty.
a. 1625. Fletcher, Love’s Pilgr., III. ii. A Son of his, a yong and hopeful gentleman,… A sprighty man, of understanding excellent.
1641. J. Jackson, True Evang. T., I. 79. The spirit of the sprighty Ascanius in Virgil.
