Yet his lively humor and optimism seem irrepressible.

He gets it down with the energy, bold colors and lively humor (if not great painting) that keep you looking.

David, at seventy-one, was a man of lively humor, a keen interest in life.

So Laurie did his best, and sang delightfully, being in a particularly lively humor, for to the Marches he seldom showed the moody side of his character.

With their larger casts of characters and livelier humor, those two are actually the most enduringly popular of the big four.

Ambrose had a very lively humor and sociable character which conflicted with his more stoic spiritual discipline.

Serious thought and lively humour were highly developed in these plays.

Radcliffe would travel widely to ballgames and became known for his lively good humor and gentle clowning.

Damian Thompson enjoyed its "lively humour" and praised Ball's "remarkable capacity to use words to open our ears."

His lively humor, his intimate knowledge of art and his generosity will be much missed.