sprightly vs zesty

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. 

zesty

adj
  • Effeminately or flamboyantly gay. 

  • Zestful. 

  • Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy. 

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