1.
[syn: agile, nimble, quick, spry]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
spry
adj 1: 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, spry]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
61 Moby Thesaurus words for "spry":
active, activist, activistic, agile, alacritous, alive, animated,
bouncing, bouncy, breezy, brisk, bubbly, chipper, dispatchful,
ebullient, effervescent, energetic, expeditious, featly, fleet,
frisky, full of go, full of life, full of pep, graceful, healthy,
light, light-footed, live, lively, mercurial, militant,
neat-fingered, neat-handed, nimble, nimble-footed, peart, peppy,
perky, pert, prompt, quick, quicksilver, ready, robust, sharp,
smacking, smart, snappy, sound, spanking, speedy, spirited,
sprightly, sure-footed, swift, vigorous, vivacious, volant, zingy,
zippy
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Spry, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 4903
Housing Units (2000): 2204
Land area (2000): 2.576827 sq. miles (6.673952 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.576827 sq. miles (6.673952 sq. km)
FIPS code: 73528
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 39.912566 N, 76.687216 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Spry, PA
Spry