spry
Collocations
4ADJ.
enough, still, used, young
VERB + SPRY
aren't, isn't, seem
SPRY + NOUN
man
ADV.
exceedingly, once
Definitions
adj
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."
The Captain folded his brow into a look of intense perplexity. 'You seem exceedingly spry for a man who demolished an entire bottle of brandy and better part of an ounce of shag in a single evening.' 'And very nice too,' said the tramp. 'Now as to breakfast?'
name
A surname.
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6What 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 ultimatel
Wiktionary"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."
WiktionaryThe Captain folded his brow into a look of intense perplexity. 'You seem exceedingly spry for a man who demolished an entire bottle of brandy and better part of an ounce of shag in a single evening.'
WiktionaryMrs. Klein is already in her eighties, but she's still very spry.
Tatoeba · #397480Nothing keeps a man as spry as a young woman and old enemies.
Tatoeba · #2582866Matthew is getting up in years, you know—he's sixty—and he isn't so spry as he once was.
Tatoeba · #5824722