Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Spirit \Spir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spirited}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Spiriting}.]
   1. To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to
      inspirit; as, civil dissensions often spirit the ambition
      of private men; -- sometimes followed by up.

            Many officers and private men spirit up and assist
            those obstinate people to continue in their
            rebellion.                            --Swift.

   2. To convey rapidly and secretly, or mysteriously, as if by
      the agency of a spirit; to kidnap; -- often with away, or
      off.

            The ministry had him spirited away, and carried
            abroad as a dangerous person.         --Arbuthnot &
                                                  Pope.

            I felt as if I had been spirited into some castle of
            antiquity.                            --Willis.

   {Spiriting away} (Law), causing to leave; the offense of
      inducing a witness to leave a jurisdiction so as to evade
      process requiring attendance at trial.

Spirited \Spir"it*ed\, a.
   1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] ``So talked the
      spirited, sly snake.'' --Milton.

   2. Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or
      fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer.

   Note: Spirited is much used in composition; as in
         high-spirited, low-spirited, mean-spirited, etc.

   Syn: Lively; vivacious; animated; ardent; active; bold;
        courageous. -- {Spir"it*ed*ly}, adv. --
        {Spir"it*ed*ness}, n.

Source : WordNet®

spirited
     adj 1: displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness [ant: {spiritless}]
     2: marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes";
        "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" [syn:
         {bouncing}, {bouncy}, {peppy}, {zippy}]
     3: willing to face danger [syn: {game}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {gritty},
         {mettlesome}, {spunky}]
     4: made lively or spirited; "a meal enlivened by the music"; "a
        spirited debate" [syn: {enlivened}]