SPRY

agile, nimble, quick, spry

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

spry (comparative sprier, superlative spriest)

Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.

Vigorous; lively; cheerful.

Anagrams

• Prys

Proper noun

Spry (plural Sprys)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spry is the 8398^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3940 individuals. Spry is most common among White (82.49%) and Black/African American (10.41%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Prys

Source: Wiktionary

Spry, a. [Compar. Sprier or Spryer (; superl. Spriest or Spryest.] Etym: [Cf. dial. Sw. sprygg lively, skittish, and E. sprag.]

Definition: Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active. [U.S. & Local Eng.] She is as spry as a cricket. S. Judd (Margaret). If I'm not so large as you, You are not so small as I, And not half so spry. Emerson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition