Spry

Spry
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]

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]


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