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spryest

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spry

  [sprahy] ,
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–adjective, spry⋅er, spry⋅est or spri⋅er, spri⋅est.
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
Origin:
1740–50; orig. uncert.

Related forms:
spryly, adverb
spryness, noun
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spry   (sprī)   
adj.   spri·er (sprī'ər) or spry·er, spri·est (sprī'ĭst) or spry·est
Lively, active, and brisk; vigorous.

[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialectal sprygg, brisk.]
spry'ly adv., spry'ness n.
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