legato vs sprightly

legato

adv
  • Smoothly, in a connected manner. 

noun
  • A style of performance characterized by smoothly connected notes. 

  • A passage that is played legato. 

sprightly

adv
  • In a lively and vigorous way; sprightlily. 

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. 

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