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Webster 1913 Edition
Spry
Spry
(sprī)
, Adj.
[
Com
par.
Sprier
or Spryer
(-ẽr)
; sup
erl.
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.]
She is as
spry
as a cricket. S. Judd (Margaret).
If I’m not so large as you,
You are not so small as I,
And not half so
You are not so small as I,
And not half so
spry
. Emerson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Spry
SPRY
,Adj.
Definition 2024
spry
spry
English
Adjective
spry (comparative sprier, superlative spriest)
- Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
- 2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club:
- What follows is a bunch of nonstop goofery involving chase sequences, dream sequences, fast-changing costumes and an improbable beard, a little musical help from Flight Of The Conchords, and ultimately a very physical confrontation with a surprisingly spry Victoria.
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