Canty
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Lively; sprightly; cheerful: applied to persons and things.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Cheerful; sprightly; lively; merry.
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adjective.
lively
;
cheerful
;
merry
;
brisk
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adjective.
lively and brisk
Word Usage
"He was declared to be the same "canty" fellow as ever, and, though he had risen greatly in the world, he was "not a bit set up.""