different between spirited vs spitfire

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sp???t?d/
• Hyphenation: spir?it?ed

Verb

spirited

1. simple past tense and past participle of spirit

Adjective

spirited (comparative more spirited, superlative most spirited)

1. Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous.
   • November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk

     Remarkably United’s 10 men almost salvaged an improbable draw during a late, spirited challenge. They showed great competitive courage in that period and there were chances for Robin van Persie, Ángel Di María and Marouane Fellaini to punish City for defending too deeply and not being more clinical with their opportunities at the other end.

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Translations

Anagrams

• despirit, dirt pies, pteriids, rip tides, riptides, tide rips

English

Etymology

A compound of spit +? fire

Noun

spitfire (plural spitfires)

1. A cannon
2. A person with a fiery temper, someone easily provoked to anger, especially a woman or girl.[1801]
   • 1801, Peter Viereck, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin., Volume ????, by John Nichols (arranged by Thomas Sheridan), p. 143, published in London

     "?But however provoked, are your scribbling spitfires never to be satisfied?"

See also

• shitfire

Further reading

• spitfire at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• firepits