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.
spryest — spraɪ adj. full of life, active, sprightly, energetic … English contemporary dictionary
Sprier — 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
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
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
spry — spryly, adv. spryness, n. /spruy/, adj., spryer, spryest or sprier, spriest. active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk. [1740 50; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
spry — adjective (spryer, spryest) (especially of an old person) lively. Derivatives spryly adverb spryness noun Origin C18: of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
spry — /spraɪ / (say spruy) adjective (spryer or sprier, spryest or spriest) active; nimble; brisk. {origin obscure} –spryly, adverb –spryness, noun …
spry — The inflected forms and derivatives are spryer, spryest; spryly, spryness … Modern English usage
