Meaning & use
spry
Active, energetic, and nimble in movement, especially used to describe an older person who moves with surprising ease.
See it in a sentence
At eighty-five, my grandmother remains spry enough to garden for hours every afternoon.
The spry terrier darted between the chairs, chasing a ball no one had thrown yet.
A note on using this word
Spry is most often used to praise an elderly person's unexpected vigor, so it can sound odd applied to a young adult.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
frailsluggish
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