SPRACK

Etymology

Adjective

sprack (comparative more sprack, superlative most sprack)

(UK, dialectal) lively, full of energy

Source: Wiktionary


Sprack, a. Etym: [Cf. Icel. spækr sprightly, dial. Sw. spräk, spräg, spirited, mettlesome; or Gael. spraic vigor.]

Definition: Quick; lively' alert. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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