spry
Having great power of leaping or runningHaving great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
» Tom isn't as spry as he used to be.
Tom ist nicht mehr so agil wie früher. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том уже не так проворен, как когда-то. — odexed
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2 sensesHaving great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
agil, beweglich, rüstig
бо́йкийbójkij, подви́жныйpodvížnyj
Vigorous; lively; cheerful; sprightly.
- moving quickly and lightly
Examples
12 sentencesTom isn't as spry as he used to be.
ruТом уже не так проворен, как когда-то. — odexed
deTom ist nicht mehr so agil wie früher. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mary isn't as spry as she used to be.
He isn't as spry as he used to be.
She isn't as spry as she used to be.
They're not as spry as they used to be.
Translations
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Origin
From British dialectal sprey, from Old Norse sprækr (“nimble, lively”) from Proto-GermanicFrom 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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Forms
sprier, spriestSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.