[ UK /lˈa‍ɪvli/ ]
[ US /ˈɫaɪvɫi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. full of life and energy
    a lively party
    a lively discussion
    lively and attractive parents
  2. quick and energetic
    a merry chase
    a spanking breeze
    a lively gait
    traveling at a rattling rate
    a brisk walk in the park
    a snappy pace
  3. filled with events or activity
    a lively period in history
  4. full of spirit; full of life
    this whole lively world
    a dynamic full of life woman
    a vital and charismatic leader
  5. full of zest or vigor
    a racy literary style
  6. elastic; rebounds readily
    a lively tennis ball
    clean bouncy hair
    as resilient as seasoned hickory
    springy turf
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How To Use lively In A Sentence

  • They could perhaps be trained to make lively, cheerful song and dance numbers in a kind of baa-llywood stylee. Cow burps. | clusterflock
  • Yogurt manufacturers, for example, portray fit, lively people, glowing with health.
  • She was a lively public speaker, a governor of two schools, and a member of Beverley Minster parochial church council.
  • Fresh, vivacious and lively, this wine has enormous energy and vitality.
  • Gorgeous in a seemingly effortless Kate Hudson/Blake Lively kind of way, her future calling dawned on her when she saw her dad performing on stage and became enamored with the costumes the dancers were wearing. Buzzine » Stacey Oristano
  • It traces the history of sugar and its social and economic impact on the island in a lively and informative exhibition. Times, Sunday Times
  • In their pursuit of their rights, including to marry, they have been determined but have made their campaign fun, lively, colorful and open to others.
  • A compendium of greatest hits, plus a poetic "birl" (spin) from Seamus Heaney, it seems to be modelled on the Burns night, with O'Hagan, a lively novelist and cultural commentator, playing MC. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • At one of those remarkable omnium-gatherum receptions at the Tuileries, of which I have spoken in a former chapter, she heard an American lady, to whom Louis Philippe was talking of his American recollections and of various persons he had known there, say to him, “Oh, sire, they all retain the most lively recollections of your majesty's sojourn among them, and wish nothing more than that you should return among them again!” What I Remember
  • The family show includes colourful costumes, lively characters, music, comedy and audience participation.
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