sparkish

English

Etymology

From spark + -ish.

Adjective

sparkish (comparative more sparkish, superlative most sparkish)

  1. (dated) Like a spark; airy; gay, lively.
    • 1697, William Walsh, Preface to John Dryden's The Works of Virgil
      Is there any thing more ſparkiſh and better-humour'd than Venus her accosting her Son in the Deſarts of Libya?
  2. (dated) showy; well-dressed

Synonyms

References

sparkish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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