sprightlier

More full of energy

Sprightlier is the comparative form of sprightly, meaning more lively, energetic, or animated: She seemed sprightlier after her morning coffee.

The word suggests nimble vitality, often with a note of pleasant surprise when describing older people: At ninety, he was sprightlier than men half his age.

energetic

livelier

Having increased vitality

friskier · sprier · jauntier · perkier · chirpier · snappier · zippier · nippier · springier · breezier

youthful

younger

Less old comparatively

rejuvenated · revitalized · renewed · restored · invigorated · enlivened · reborn · refreshed · awakened · budding

Opposites
energy and vitality

sprightlierwearier

Greater degree of exhaustion

drowsier · duller · flatter · droopier · heavier

physical agility and movement

sprightlierclumsier

Less coordinated comparatively

slower · stiffer · creakier · heavier · feebler

age-related vitality

sprightlierfeebler

More lacking in strength

frailer

Family

sprightliness, sprightliest

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