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Spry a. [Compar. Sprier or Spryer superl. Spriest or Spryest.] Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active. [U.S. & Local Eng.]
She is as spry as a cricket. --S. Judd (Margaret).
If I'm not so large as you,
You are not so small as I,
And not half so spry. --Emerson.
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spry
adj : moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast";
"as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of
foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the
stairs before we could stop it" [syn: agile, nimble,
quick]
[also: spriest, sprier]