Definition of "spirited" []

• Full of or characterized by animation, vigor, or courage: a spirited debate. (adjective)
• Having a specified mood or nature. Used in combination: high-spirited; low-spirited. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey began by pointing to what he called a spirited worldwide online debate about the future, including America's financial security, in which Mr. Obama's name figured prominently."
• "Caroline is neither masculine, nor of what they call the spirited order of women. '"
• "Just how sloppy, stupid, and mean spirited is the drone program management?"