Positive personality trait
Spirited
Full of courage, energy, or lively feeling.
3 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Argues a point with energy and holds their ground, while still listening to the other side.
- Keeps playing hard when the team is behind, and pushes for a comeback.
- Takes on a challenge with zest, even when the odds are against them.
Fits when a person's manner carries confident animation and zest
Not when you mean morally courageous, argumentative, or under the influence of alcohol
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
There is no resume line for this one: the word suits a debate, a match or a story, and on paper it can read as hard to manage. Show the challenge you took on and the result, and let a reference describe the drive.
Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.
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Reference or recommendation [Name] is spirited and determined: when [the team fell behind or a proposal met resistance], they [kept pushing or made the case again] with energy, and [result].
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Report card comment [Name] is a spirited member of the team who plays hard, never gives up, and is quick to cheer on others.
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In a story, shown not told They were three goals down at halftime. She retied her laces, clapped twice, and told the goalkeeper the next one was theirs.
The spirited debater smiled, listened closely, and answered with energy.
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