spry
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spry¹
- /spɹaɪ/
Rhymes with -aɪ
Where it comes from
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.
adjective sprier · spriest
- Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active. What follows is a bunch of nonstop goofery involving chase sequences, dream sequences, fast-changing costumes and an improbable beard, a little musical help from Flight Of The Conchords, and ultimately a very physical confrontation with a surprisingly spry Victoria.
- Vigorous; lively; cheerful; sprightly. "I'm not sure about whether I shall go. I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoe leather—that is, when the fit is on me, for I can be spry enough at times."
Spry²
proper noun Sprys
- A surname.
Translations
Talk about this word "spry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. spry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spry "spry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spry.Cite this
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title = {spry},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spry},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
