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A mechanic whose occupation is to build mills, or to set up their machinery.

Immediately; without delay; at once; as, he was killed outright.

Excessively righteous; -- usually implying hypocrisy.

A maker or adapter of plays.

One who makes or repairs plows.

imp. of Prick. Chaucer.

Frightened at or by one's self. Shak.

Righteous in one's own esteem; pharisaic.

The quality or state of being self-righteous; pharisaism.

One whose occupation is to construct ships; a builder of ships or other vessels.

imp. & p. p. of Shriek. She cried alway and shright. Chaucer.

Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood. [Obs.] "The high heroic spright." Spenser. Wondrous great grief groweth in my spright. Spenser.

Full of spirit or of life; earnest; vivacious; lively; brisk; nimble; gay. [Obs.] -- Spright"ful*ly, adv. [Obs.] Shak. -- Spright"ful*ness, n. [Obs.] Spoke like a sprightful gentlemen. Shak. Steeds sprightful as the light. Cowley.

Destitute of life; dull; sluggish.

The quality or state of being sprightly; liveliness; life; briskness; vigor; activity; gayety; vivacity. In dreams, observe with what a sprightliness and alacrity does she [the soul] exert herself! Addison.

Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance. "Sprightly wit and love inspires." Dryden. The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. Pope.

Nervousness felt before an audience.

Not right; wrong. [Obs.] Gower.

Not righteous; evil; wicked; sinful; as, an unrighteous man.

Unrighteous. [Obs.] Wyclif. -- Un*right"wise`ly, adv. [Obs.]