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spry adjective [ sprʌɪ ]

• (especially of an old person) active; lively.
• "he continued to look spry and active well into his eighties"
Similar: sprightly, lively, energetic, active, full of life, full of energy, vigorous, spirited, animated, vivacious, playful, jaunty, perky, frisky, agile, nimble, chipper, sparkly, zippy, zappy, full of vim and vigour, full of beans, peppy, peart, wick, frolicsome, sportive, as lively as a grig,
Opposite: doddery, inactive,
Origin: mid 18th century: of unknown origin.


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