Definitions

spry

[sprahy] / spraɪ /

ADJECTIVE

active, vivacious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agile brisk energetic lithe robust sprightly

WEAK

alert fleet full of pep healthy in full swing nimble on the go prompt quick quick on the draw ready rocking sound spirited supple vigorous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inactive lazy lethargic slow sluggish stiff

WEAK

old unaware unenergetic

Example Sentences

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For Spry, the key message is not to be cold.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Analyst Levi Spry said forecast production may have been softer than market expectations, but could be a baseline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Susan Spry, another former inmate, told the series creators that was the only way to cook.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2024

David Austin released his first rose, Constance Spry, named for a British writer and society floral designer, in 1961.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2023

Said “Oh! that I were Brisk and Spry To give him that for which to cry!”

From Cautionary Tales for Children by B. T. B. (Basil Temple Blackwood)

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