spry

English - Turkish

Definition of spry in English Turkish dictionary

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English - English

Definition of spry in English English dictionary

Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active

{a} nimble, brisk, quick in action

A developer of user-friendly software, including its popular Internet in a Box for entering and browsing the World Wide Web Based in Seattle, WA, it was acquired in March by CompuServe for about $100 million in stock and cash At the time of the acquisition, CompuServe said Spry would help make it a significant Internet player

\SPRY\, adjective: Nimble; lively; active; brisk; vigorous

{s} full of life, active, sprightly, energetic

Someone, especially an old person, who is spry, is lively and active. The old gentleman was as spry as ever. = sprightly. a spry old person has energy and is active = sprightly (Perhaps from a language)

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"

Related Terms

spryly

In a spry manner

spryly

in a lively manner, energetically

spryness

{i} liveliness, activeness

spryness

The property of being spry

Turkish pronunciation

spray

Synonyms

agile, alert, brisk, energetic, fleet, full of pep, healthy, in full swing, lithe, nimble, on the go, prompt, quick, quick on the draw, ready

Antonyms

inactive, lethargic, old, unaware, unenergetic

Pronunciation

/ˈsprī/ /ˈspraɪ/

Etymology

[ 'sprI ] (adjective.) 1746. British dialect sprey, from Old Norse (compare Swedish dialect sprygg ‘brisk, active’), from Proto-Indo-European *sp(h)er(e)g- 'to strew, sprinkle'. More at spark. Related to sprack, freckle.