单词	spryly
释义	spry adjective ˈsprī  sprier or spryer ˈsprī(-ə)r  ; spriest or spryest ˈsprī-əst  : able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble sense 1 —used especially to describe an older person a spry 75-year-old… his spry libidinous grandfather … Stanley KauffmannMatthew is getting up in years, you know—he's sixty—and he isn't so spry as he once was. Charles Keller spryly adverb … hopping spryly onto a treadmill. Heather King Then there's his trumpet playing, which he still does spryly at the age of 82, with its dusty allure intact. Giovanni Russonello spryness noun … he still has a boyish spryness although he's in his late forties. Adam Mars-Jones Synonyms agile featly feline graceful gracile light light-footed light-foot lightsome lissome lissom lithe lithesome nimble See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences an older woman who's still surprisingly spry Recent Examples on the Web Some folks in their 90s are spry and highly active, while folks who are decades younger appear to be much older. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2022 Championships aren’t won in July, but the Longhorns should be feeling pretty spry with the abundance of talent that’s set to arrive here, even if some have the unmitigated gall to say Texas is (gulp) buying players. Cedric Golden, USA TODAY, 5 July 2022 Turning 80 years old on Saturday, McCartney looked spry as ever. Hunter Boyce, ajc, 17 June 2022 With a few hundred pounds extra to cart around compared to the convertible, the Jensen GT was slightly less spry but still boasted a top speed of well over 100 mph. Benjamin Hunting, Car and Driver, 30 Mar. 2022 While Simmons was gruff and imposing, Stanley was spry and playful, frequently wiggling and lavishing the crowd with praise. Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2022 But more than anything else, this restaurant is powered by the passion of a spry 60-year-old man who has nothing to prove and everything to prove at the same time. Andy Wang, Robb Report, 16 June 2022 Samuel Bächli, who recently retired as Erfurt’s general music director, propelled the action with elegant, spry conducting. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 Perky and spry acidity that says springtime has arrived. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology origin unknown First Known Use 1746, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition spry adjective ˈsprī  sprier or spryer; spriest or spryest : lively sense 1, active My grandma is still spry at 80. spryly adverb as in agilely Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance agilely jauntily nimbly dashingly briskly breezily cockily allegro energetically dapperly effervescently crisply friskily playfully sprightly racily jazzily springily pertly sportively perkily buoyantly vivaciously airily spiritedly trippingly skittishly lively bouncily animatedly gayly gaily sparkily livelily snappily high-spiritedly animately gamesomely Antonyms & Near Antonyms sluggishly lazily dully indolently tardily lethargically halfheartedly idly wearily heavily slothfully tiredly listlessly inanimately inactively See More
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