dreary vs sprightly

dreary

adj
  • Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless. 

sprightly

adj
  • Animated, gay, or vivacious; lively, spirited. 

  • Of a person: full of life and vigour, especially with a light and springy step. 

  • Especially of an older person: energetic and in good health; spry. 

adv
  • In a lively and vigorous way; sprightlily. 

How often have the words dreary and sprightly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )