Meaning

3 senses
  1. Vigorously.

  2. Vibrantly, vividly.

    оживлённоoživljónno, жи́воžívo

  3. (obsolete)In a lifelike manner.

Examples

74 sentences
  1. Tom is lively.

    Том енергійний. — deniko

  2. This is a very lively place.

    ruЭто очень оживлённое место. — marafon

  3. It was a very lively debate.

  4. We had a lively party last night.

  5. My grandfather is 90 years old and very lively.

    ruМоему деду девяносто лет, и он полон жизни. — marafon

    deMein Großvater ist 90 Jahre alt und sehr gesund. — xtofu80

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
vibrantly, vividly:

Origin

From Middle English lyvely, lifly, from Old English līflīċe, equivalent to life + -ly.

From Middle English lyvely, lifly, from Old English līflīċe, equivalent to life + -ly.

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Forms

more lively, most lively
Comparativemore lively Lesson
Superlativemost lively

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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