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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.]
     [1913 Webster]


  
           She is as spry as a cricket.             --S. Judd
                                                    (Margaret).
     [1913 Webster]
  
           If I'm not so large as you,
           You are not so small as I,
           And not half so spry.                    --Emerson.
     [1913 Webster]

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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  61 Moby Thesaurus words for "spry":
     active, activist, activistic, agile, alacritous, alive, animated,
     bouncing, bouncy, breezy, brisk, bubbly, chipper, dispatchful,
     ebullient, effervescent, energetic, expeditious, featly, fleet,
     frisky, full of go, full of life, full of pep, graceful, healthy,
     light, light-footed, live, lively, mercurial, militant,
     neat-fingered, neat-handed, nimble, nimble-footed, peart, peppy,
     perky, pert, prompt, quick, quicksilver, ready, robust, sharp,
     smacking, smart, snappy, sound, spanking, speedy, spirited,
     sprightly, sure-footed, swift, vigorous, vivacious, volant, zingy,
     zippy
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Spry, PA (CDP, FIPS 73528)
    Location: 39.91250 N, 76.68753 W
    Population (1990): 4271 (1905 housing units)
    Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Spry, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
     Population (2000):    4903
     Housing Units (2000): 2204
     Land area (2000):     2.576827 sq. miles (6.673952 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.576827 sq. miles (6.673952 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            73528
     Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
     Location:             39.912566 N, 76.687216 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Spry, PA
      Spry
  

















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