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spry

(sprī)
adj. spri·er (sprī′ər), spri·est (sprī′ĭst) or spry·er or spry·est
Lively, active, and brisk; vigorous.

[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialectal sprygg, brisk.]

spry′ly adv.
spry′ness n.
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spry

(spraɪ)
adj, spryer, spryest, sprier or spriest
active and brisk; nimble
[C18: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect spragg sprig]
ˈspryly adv
ˈspryness n
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spry

(spraɪ)

adj. spry•er or spri•er, spry•est or spri•est.
nimbly energetic; agile; brisk.
[1740–50; orig. uncertain]
spry′ly, adv.
spry′ness, n.
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Adj. 1. [画像:spry - moving quickly and lightly]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"
active - characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
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spry

adjective active, sprightly, lively, quick, brisk, supple, nimble, agile, nippy (Brit. informal) a spry old lady
slow, stiff, sluggish, inactive, lethargic, decrepit, doddering, awkward
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spry

adjective
1. Moving or performing quickly, lightly, and easily:
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Translations
حَيَوي ونَشيط
čipernýživý
aktivlivlig
sprækur
mundrs

spry

[spraɪ] ADJágil, activo
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spry

[ˈspraɪ] adjvif(vive)
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spry

adjrüstig
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spry

[spraɪ] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → vivace, sveglio/a, arzillo/a
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spry

(sprai) adjective
lively or active. a spry old gentleman. rats حَيَوي ونَشيط пъргав ágil čiperný, živý lebhaft livlig; aktiv σφιγηλός, δραστήριος vilgas سر زنده virkeä vif נִמרַץ फुर्तीला živahan, čil fürge lincah sprækur energico, vivace 活発な 활발한 guvus mundrs aktif levendig kvikk, sprek, frisk dziarski ágil vioi проворный čulý, živý živahen živahan rask, pigg กระฉับกระเฉง dinç, zinde 精神好的,活潑的 жвавий; моторний سرگرم، زندہ دل hoạt bát 活跃的,敏捷的
ˈspryly adverb
rats بِنَشاط وَحَيَوِيَّه чевръсто agilmente živě lebhaft livligt; aktivt σφριγηλά, δραστήρια vilkalt virkeästi vivement בְּאוֹפֶן נִמרַץ फुर्ती से živahno, čilo fürgén secara lincah spræklega vivacemente 活発に 활발하게 guviai mundri aktif levendig kvikt, sprekt, friskt dziarsko agilmente cu vioiciune проворно živo živahno živahno raskt, piggt อย่างกระฉับกระเฉง dinç bir şekilde 敏捷地 жваво زندہ دلی سے hoạt bát 敏捷地
ˈspryness noun
ratsheid حَيَوِيَّه وَنَشاط пъргавина agilidade živost die Lebhaftigkeit livlighed; aktivitet σφριγηλότητα erksus, käbedus virkeys vivacité נִמרַצוּת फुर्तीलापन živahnost fürgeség kelincahan hressileiki vivacità 活発さ 활발함 guvumas mundrums keaktifan levendigheid kvikkhet, sprekhet żwawość agilidade vivacitate проворство živosť živahnost živahnost raskhet ความกระฉับกระเฉง dinçlik, zindelik 敏捷性 жвавість زندہ دلی sự hoạt bát 敏捷性
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These trees are fitted with funnel-shaped leaves that are triggered by some invisible force to release their rain water in balletic sequence - so that even the spryest hopper waiting below will be soaked to the marrow before the Number 93 shudders into view.