spry
11spry — index alert (agile) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
12spry — 1746, dialectal, perhaps a shortening and alteration of SPRIGHTLY (Cf. sprightly), or from a Scandinavian source (Cf. O.N. sprækr, dialectal Swed. sprygg brisk, active ), from P.Gmc. *sprek , from PIE * (s)preg to jerk, scatter (see SPARSE (Cf.… …
13spry — *agile, brisk, nimble Analogous words: *quick, ready, prompt: *vigorous, energetic, strenuous: hale, *healthy, sound, robust Antonyms: doddering …
14spry — The inflected forms and derivatives are spryer, spryest; spryly, spryness …
15spry — [adj] active, vivacious agile, alert, brisk, energetic, fleet, full of pep, healthy, in full swing*, lithe, nimble, on the go*, prompt, quick, quick on the draw*, ready, robust, rocking, sound, spirited, sprightly, supple, vigorous; concept 401… …
16spry — ► ADJECTIVE (spryer, spryest) ▪ (especially of an old person) lively. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
17spry — [sprī] adj. sprier or spryer, spriest or spryest [< Brit dial. sprey < Scand, as in Swed sprygg, lively] full of life; active, nimble, brisk, etc., esp. though elderly SYN. AGILE spryly adv. spryness n …
18spry — [[t]spraɪ[/t]] adj. spry•er or spri•er, spry•est or spri•est nimbly energetic; agile; brisk • Etymology: 1740–50; orig. uncert. spry′ly, adv. spry′ness, n …
19spry — [[t]spra͟ɪ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ Someone, especially an old person, who is spry, is lively and active. The old gentleman was as spry as ever. ...a spry old lady. Syn: sprightly …
20spry — UK [spraɪ] / US adjective Word forms spry : adjective spry comparative sprier superlative spriest an old person who is spry is still very healthy and still has a lot of energy …
