sprier

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sprīər)

From spry (adj):
spryer
adj comparative
sprier
adj comparative
spryest
adj superlative
spriest
adj superlative

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
spri•er  (sprīər),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. a comparative of spry. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
spry /spraɪ/USA pronunciation   adj., spry•er or spri•er, spry•est or spri•est. 
  1. quick in movement;
    smooth and energetic in motion:pretty spry for a man of his age.
spry•ly, adv. 
spry•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
spry (sprī),USA pronunciation adj., spry•er, spry•est or spri•er, spri•est. 
  1. active;
    nimble;
    agile;
    energetic;
    brisk.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1740–50
spryly, adv. 
spryness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
spry / spraɪ/ (spryer, spryest, sprier, spriest)
  1. active and brisk; nimble
Etymology: 18th Century: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect spragg sprigˈsprylyˈspryness
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