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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate; to take, or cause to take, an erect or bold attitude; -- usually with up.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick. Cheerily, boys; be brick awhile. Shak. Brick toil alternating with ready ease. Wordworth.

2. Full of spirit of life; effervescas, brick cider.

Synonyms: Active; lively; agile; alert; nimble; quick; sprightly; vivacious; gay; spirited; animated.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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