Definition of: lively

(līv′lē) adjective ·li·er, ·li·est
1. Full of energy or of animation; stimulating; brisk; vivacious.
2. Intensely alive or active in the mind; animated; also, enlivening.
3. Striking to the senses; forcible; vivid.
4. In games, reactive; responsive to impact; rebounding: said of a ball: opposed to dead.
5. Obs. Lifelike. See synonyms under ACTIVE, AIRY, ALIVE, CHEERFUL, GOOD, MERRY, NIMBLE, RACY, SPRIGHTLY, VIVACIOUS, VIVID.
—adverb Briskly. [OE līflīce]
—live′li·ly adverb
—live′li·ness noun