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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.
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 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.
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.
