Spriest

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spry \Spry\ (spr[imac]), a. [Compar. {Sprier} or {Spryer}
     (-[~e]r); superl. {Spriest} or {Spryest}.] [Cf. dial. Sw.
     sprygg lively, skittish, and E. sprag.]
     Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
     [U.S. & Local Eng.]
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           She is as spry as a cricket.             --S. Judd
                                                    (Margaret).
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           If I'm not so large as you,
           You are not so small as I,
           And not half so spry.                    --Emerson.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spry
       adj : 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" [syn: {agile}, {nimble},
              {quick}]
       [also: {spriest}, {sprier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spriest
       See {spry}