vivacious (vior vivashus)

[= F. vivace = Sp. Pg. vivaz = It. vivace, of life. IMG:content-1909.png:[blocks in formation] 'Tis in the Seventh Æneid - what, the Eighth? Right-thanks, Abate though the Christian 's dumb, The Latinist 's vivacious in you yet! Browning , Ring and Book, II. 290. 2. Lively; active; sprightly in temper or conduct; proceeding from or characterized by sprightline . People of a more vivacious temper... (than) mere Hol. landers. Howell , Forreine Travell (ed. Arber), p. 62. Here, if the poet had not been vivacious . Steele , Spectator, No. 43. =Syn. 2. Animated, brisk, gay, merry, jocund, lighthearted, sportive, frolicsome. See animation. vivaciously (vior vi-va's hus-li), adv. In'a vivacious manner; with vivacity, life, or spirit. vivaciousne (vior vi-va's hus-nes), n. 11. The state of being long-lived; longevity. Such their. vivaciousne they outlive most men. Fuller, Worthies, Devons hire, I. 399. 2. The state or character of being vivacious; vivacity; liveline . Bailey , 1727.