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单词 spry
释义
spry
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adj

If you are an old lady, remaining spry is something you aspire to. It means "nimble." You might also use it to describe a goat that jumps easily along from mountain crag to mountain crag.
The most common use of spry is to describe people who are aging. You might say that at 92, your great grandmother is still spry and sharp as a tack. Spry refers to her physical well-being; "sharp as a tack" to her mental faculties.
WORD FAMILY
spry: sprier, spriest, sprily, spryer, spryest, spryly
USAGE EXAMPLES
But most encouragingly, Wilson appeared spry and nimble.
Seattle Times(Nov 07, 2016)
With spry ball movement, aggressive play by Rose and Porzingis, and Noah healthy and making plays, the Knicks were dominant early on.
New York Times(Oct 29, 2016)
He walked into her store that August day wearing his “Corsair F4U” hat, and Spry asked if he was a veteran.
Washington Times(Oct 14, 2016)
adj moving quickly and lightly
the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it
Syn
agile, nimble, quick
active
characterized by energetic activity
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