— animatedly , adv.
/an"euh may'tid/ , adj.
1. full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.
2. made or equipped to move or give the appearance of moving in an animallike fashion: animated puppets.
3. containing representations of animals or mechanical objects that appear to move as real ones do: an animated window display.
[ 1525-35; ANIMATE + -ED 2 ]