Meanings
adjectivespiritful (comparative more spiritful, superlative most spiritful)
comparative more spiritful · superlative most spiritful
- archaicFull of spirit; spirited.
Miss Howe is a charming creature too; but confoundedly smart, and spiritful.
1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CIV”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
- Latinspīrō
- Latinspīritu
- Old Frenchespirit
- Middle Englishspirit
- Englishspirit
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
- Proto-Germanic*fullaz
- Englishspiritful
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APA
spiritful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritful
MLA
“spiritful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritful. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiritful,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritful.
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