brisk Copy link Outline 1. ălăcer, cris, cre (lively and cheerful)2. vĕgĕtus (fresh, untired) • brisk: 1. ălăcer, cris, cre (lively and cheerful): they saw Catiline b. and cheerful, videbant Catilinam a atque laetum, Cic. 2. vĕgĕtus (fresh, untired): the tired fought with the fresh and b., fessi pugnabant cum recentibus et v., Liv. (But both of the above words denote usually a higher quality than the English; implying vigour, enterprise, spirit.) Phr.: a b. gale of wind, *venti flatus vehementior.