adjective · rare

spry

spry · sprier · spriest

швидкий, бистрий, прудкий

подвижный, бойкий

beweglich, agil, rüstig

Having great power of leaping or runningHaving great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.

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/spɹaɪ/

» Tom isn't as spry as he used to be.

Tom ist nicht mehr so agil wie früher.

Том уже не так проворен, как когда-то.

Meaning

2 senses

Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
agil, beweglich, rüstig
бо́йкийbójkij, подви́жныйpodvížnyj
Vigorous; lively; cheerful; sprightly.

More definitions

moving quickly and lightly

Examples

12 sentences

Tom isn't as spry as he used to be.
ruТом уже не так проворен, как когда-то.
deTom ist nicht mehr so agil wie früher.
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Mary isn't as spry as she used to be.
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He isn't as spry as he used to be.
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She isn't as spry as she used to be.
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They're not as spry as they used to be.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

nimble, active:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

nimble, active:

Origin

From British dialectal sprey, from Old Norse sprækr (“nimble, lively”) from Proto-Germanic

From British dialectal sprey, from Old Norse sprækr (“nimble, lively”) from Proto-Germanic *sprēkiz (“lively”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preg- (“to strew, jerk, sprinkle, scatter”). Cognate with Icelandic sprækur (“lively, spry”), Norwegian sprek (“lively, healthy”), dialectal Swedish sprygg (“brisk, very active, skittish”). More at spark. Related to sprack, sprig, sprug, freckle.

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