Definition of sprig

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Sprig (n.) A youth; a lad; -- used humorously or in slight disparagement.

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Vivacity :: Vivacity (n.) Life; animation; spiritedness; liveliness; sprightliness; as, the vivacity of a discourse; a lady of great vivacity; vivacity of countenance..
Vegete :: Vegete (a.) Lively; active; sprightly; vigorous.
Watershoot :: Watershoot (n.) A sprig or shoot from the root or stock of a tree.
Caper :: Caper (v. i.) To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
Cavalier :: Cavalier (n.) A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant..
Sprigged :: Sprig (v. t.) To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin..
Pert :: Pert (a.) Lively; brisk; sprightly; smart.
Alacrity :: Alacrity (n.) A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activity; briskness; sprightliness; as, the soldiers advanced with alacrity to meet the enemy..
Sprigging :: Sprigged (imp. & p. p.) of Spri.
Spritsail :: Spritely (a.) See Sprightful, Sprightfully, Sprightliness, Sprightly, etc..
Liveliness :: Liveliness (n.) The quality or state of being lively or animated; sprightliness; vivacity; animation; spirit; as, the liveliness of youth, contrasted with the gravity of age..
Approaching :: Approaching (n.) The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock; -- called, also, inarching and grafting by approach..
Sprite :: Sprite (n.) A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See Spright..
Pleasant :: Pleasant (a.) Cheerful; enlivening; gay; sprightly; humorous; sportive; as, pleasant company; a pleasant fellow..
Sprigtail :: Sprigtail (n.) The pintail duck; -- called also sprig, and spreet-tail..
Sprightless :: Sprightful (a.) Full of spirit or of life; earnest; vivacious; lively; brisk; nimble; gay.
Lifesome :: Lifesome (a.) Animated; sprightly.
Spright :: Spright (n.) A supernatural being; a spirit; a shade; an apparition; a ghost.
Busket :: Busket (n.) A small bush; also, a sprig or bouquet..
Spruced :: Spruce (n.) Sprightly; dashing.
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