Dixit Dominus sounds spirited and shapely, if not ideally pointed; the higher choral voices especially seem far back in the mix.
The Governor, known for his lack of charisma, sounded uncharacteristically spirited as he mentioned that violent crime statewide had dropped to its lowest level in 28 years, and that more state aid than ever was flowing into public schools.
The name was chosen shortly after Apple's co-founder Steve Jobs had spent a weekend pruning the apple trees on an organic farm and because, in his words, "it sounded fun, spirited and not too intimidating, plus, it would get us ahead of Atari in the phone book".
It might sound mean-spirited".
After a while, the jovial put-downs start to sound mean-spirited.
There was doom-mongering before Athens, Beijing and London; once the sports began, morale rose and – rightly or wrongly – criticism began to sound mean-spirited.
Does the word "naughty" sound mean-spirited in English?
A criticism of Palin that might sound mean-spirited from Obama would be a clean smack-down from Hillary.
Dick Jauron, their coach, is a sound and spirited leader, but they play in the N.F.C Central, where they are looking upward at Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Minnesota and Detroit.
The two-door tC offered a generous spread of standard features (panoramic glass moonroof, premium sound system, big alloy wheels), spirited if not scorching performance and a sporty if not outright pretty silhouette for around $18,000.
