sparky
spark-y / spär-kē
adjective lively and energetic; vivacious What a child wants and deserves is a parent who is SPARKY! From “Danny the Champion of the World” by Roald Dahl, 1916 - 1990 etymology An adjective formed from the English noun "spark," which comes from the Anglo-Saxon noun spearca (spark) through its Middle English variants sparke, sperke, spearke. Special thanks to Allen Ward for providing this etymology.