a. [ Compar. Sprier or Spryer superl. Spriest or Spryest. ] [ Cf. dial. Sw. sprygg lively, skittish, and E. sprag. ] Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active. [ U.S. & Local Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
She is as spry as a cricket. S. Judd (Margaret). [ 1913 Webster ]
If I'm not so large as you, You are not so small as I, And not half so spry. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Spry \Spry\ (spr[imac]), a. [Compar. {Sprier} or {Spryer}
(-[~e]r); superl. {Spriest} or {Spryest}.] [Cf. dial. Sw.
sprygg lively, skittish, and E. sprag.]
Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
[U.S. & Local Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
She is as spry as a cricket. --S. Judd
(Margaret).
[1913 Webster]
If I'm not so large as you,
You are not so small as I,
And not half so spry. --Emerson.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spry
adj 1: moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a
gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick
of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the
stairs before we could stop it" [syn: {agile}, {nimble},
{quick}, {spry}]
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