sparkish

English

Etymology

From spark +‎ -ish.

Adjective

sparkish (comparative more sparkish, superlative most sparkish)

1. (dated) Like a spark; airy; gay, lively.
   • 1697, William Walsh, Preface to John Dryden's The Works of Virgil

     Is there any thing more ſparkiſh and better-humour'd than Venus her accosting her Son in the Deſarts of Libya?

2. (dated) showy; well-dressed
   • 1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC:

     Birds that value themselves upon a Sparkish Outside

Synonyms

• sparkful

References

“sparkish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.