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- Dictionaryspry/sprʌɪ/
adjective
- 1. (especially of an old person) active; lively: "he continued to look spry and active well into his eighties"
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SPRY definition: 1. (especially of older people) active and able to move quickly and energetically: 2. (especially…. Learn more.
The meaning of SPRY is able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble —used especially to describe an older person. How to use spry in a sentence.
SPRY meaning: 1. (especially of older people) active and able to move quickly and energetically: 2. (especially…. Learn more.
Spry definition: active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.. See examples of SPRY used in a sentence.
The most common use of spry is to describe people who are aging. You might say that at 92, your great grandmother is still spry and sharp as a tack. Spry refers to her physical well-being; "sharp as a tack" to her mental faculties.
spry - 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"
Word forms: comparative sprier or spryer, superlative spriest or spryest. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] Someone, especially an old person, who is spry, is lively and active. The old gentleman was as spry as ever.
Definition of spry adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Spry Definition. sprī. sprier, spriest, spryer, spryest. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. sprier, spriest. Lively, active, and brisk; vigorous. American Heritage. Full of life; active, nimble, brisk, etc., esp. though elderly. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms:
spry meaning, definition, what is spry: a spry old person has energy and is acti...: Learn more.
