[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lively \live"ly\, a. compar. livelier; superl. liveliest.
   for lifely. cf. lifelike.
   1. endowed with or manifesting life; living.
      1913 webster

            chaplets of gold and silver resembling lively
            flowers and leaves.                   --holland.
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   2. brisk; vivacious; active; as, a lively youth.
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            but wherefore comes old manoa in such haste,
            with youthful steps ? much livelier than erewhile
            he seems.                             --milton.
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   3. gay; airy; animated; spirited.
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            from grave to gay, from lively to severe. --pope.
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   4. representing life; lifelike. obs.
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            i spied the lively picture of my father.
                                                  --massinger.
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   5. bright; vivid; glowing; strong; vigorous.
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            the colors of the prism are manifestly more full,
            intense, and lively that those of natural bodies.
                                                  --sir i.
                                                  newton.
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            his faith must be not only living, but lively too.
                                                  --south.
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   lively stones script., saints, as being quickened by the
      spirit, and active in holiness.

   syn: brisk; vigorous; quick; nimble; smart; active; alert;
        sprightly; animated; spirited; prompt; earnest; strong;
        energetic; vivid; vivacious; blithe; gleeful; airy; gay;
        jocund.
        1913 webster
see also:
livelier liveliest lifelike lively stones 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lively \live"ly\, adv.
   1. in a brisk, active, or animated manner; briskly;
      vigorously. --hayward.
      1913 webster

   2. with strong resemblance of life. obs.
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            thou counterfeitest most lively.      --shak.
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[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

lively
     adj 1: full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and
            attractive parents"; "a lively party" ant: dull
     2: full of zest or vigor; "a racy literary style" syn: racy
     3: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively
        gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a
        snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" syn: brisk, merry,
        rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy
     4: rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis
        ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"
        syn: bouncy, live, resilient, springy, whippy
     5: filled with events or activity; "a lively period in history"
     6: full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and
        charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world" syn: full
        of life, vital
     7: characterized by energetic activity; "a lively baby"
     also: liveliest, livelier
see also:
dull racy brisk merry rattling snappy 
spanking zippy bouncy live resilient 
springy whippy full of life vital liveliest 
livelier 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

242 moby thesaurus words for "lively":
   ablaze, active, actively, activist, activistic, acute, adaptable,
   adaptive, afire, aggressive, agile, agog, alacritous, alert, alive,
   all agog, all out, allegretto, allegro, animate, animated,
   animatedly, antic, anxious, ardent, astir, avid, blithe,
   boiling over, bouncing, bouncy, breakneck, breathless, breezily,
   breezy, bright, brilliant, brisk, briskly, bubbly, buoyant,
   burning, bursting to, bustling, busy, cant, capersome, catty,
   cheerful, cheery, chipper, chirk, chirping, chirpy, chirrupy,
   cock-a-hoop, coltish, cordial, curried, dashing, delirious,
   desirous, double-quick, drunk, dynamic, eager, eagle-winged,
   ebullient, effervescent, elastic, energetic, energetically,
   enterprising, enthusiastic, eventful, excited, exciting, expansive,
   expeditious, express, extensile, exuberant, fast, febrile, fervent,
   fervid, fevered, feverish, fiery, flaming, fleet, flexible,
   flexile, flushed, flying, forceful, forcible, forward, frisky,
   frolicsome, full of beans, full of go, full of life, full of pep,
   full tilt, galloping, gamesome, gay, gleeful, glowing, go-go,
   gorgeous, hair-trigger, hasty, headlong, hearty, heated,
   high-seasoned, hilarious, hot, hot as pepper, hustling,
   impassioned, impatient, impetuous, in full swing, incisive,
   intense, interesting, intoxicated, inviting, jocund, jolly, juicy,
   keen, kinetic, light of heel, light-footed, live, living, lusty,
   mercurial, merry, mettlesome, militant, mirthful, nimble,
   nimble-footed, nippy, on fire, panting, passionate, peart, peppery,
   peppy, perky, pert, piquant, playful, poignant, pointed, popping,
   precipitate, prompt, provocative, provoking, pungent, quick,
   quick as lightning, quick as thought, quicksilver, racy, rapid,
   raring to, readable, ready, ready and willing, reckless, red-hot,
   resilient, responsive, rich, robust, rollicking, rollicksome,
   rompish, rousing, running, seasoned, skittish, smacking, snappy,
   spanking, sparkling, speedy, spiced, spicy, spirited, spiritedly,
   sportive, sprightly, springy, spry, steaming, steamy, stimulating,
   stirring, strenuous, stretch, stretchable, stretchy, strong,
   succulent, swarming, swift, take-charge, take-over, tangy,
   tantalizing, teeming, thought-challenging, thought-inspiring,
   thought-provoking, tickling, titillating, trenchant, unrestrained,
   vibrant, vigorous, vital, vivacious, vivaciously, vivid, volatile,
   warm, winged, with a kick, zealous, zestful, zesty, zingy, zippy

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