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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sprier — comparative of spry … New Collegiate Dictionary
sprier — /spruy euhr/, adj. a comparative of spry. * * * … Universalium
sprier — spraɪ adj. full of life, active, sprightly, energetic … English contemporary dictionary
sprier — spri•er [[t]ˈspraɪ ər[/t]] adj. a comparative of spry … From formal English to slang
sprier — comparative of spry * * * /spruy euhr/, adj. a comparative of spry … Useful english dictionary
Spriest — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spryer — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spryest — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spry — adjective (sprier or spryer; spriest or spryest) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1746 nimble 1 < a spry 75 year old > • spryly adverb • spryness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
