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vivacious

vi·va·cious [ vi váyshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
lively and high-spirited: exhibiting or characterized by liveliness and high-spiritedness

[Mid-17th century. < Latin vivac- "lively, long-lived" < vivus (see vivid)]

vi·va·cious·ly adverb
vi·va·cious·ness noun
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