active and brisk; nimble
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spri•er
(sprī′ər),USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025- a comparative of spry.
spry /spraɪ/USA pronunciation
adj., spry•er or spri•er, spry•est or spri•est.
spry•ness, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- quick in movement;
smooth and energetic in motion:pretty spry for a man of his age.
spry•ness, n. [uncountable]
spry (sprī),USA pronunciation adj., spry•er, spry•est or spri•er, spri•est.
spry′ly, adv.
spry′ness, n.
- active;
nimble;
agile;
energetic;
brisk.
- origin, originally uncertain 1740–50
spry′ness, n.
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