spry
adjective
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spriest
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Synonyms & Antonyms for spry
Synonyms
agile, featly, feline, graceful, gracile, light, light-footed (also light-foot), lightsome, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, nimble
Antonyms
awkward, clumsy, gawky, graceless, klutzy, lumbering, ungainly, ungraceful
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Cousins looked increasingly spry in Sunday’s 104-99 victory, sporting a second wind in the Warriors’ third-quarter comeback. — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, "How DeMarcus Cousins Helped Flip the NBA Finals," 5 June 2019 Despite its 150 years, Alcott’s most famous work, Little Women (along with its sequel, Good Wives), remains spry and witty. — Sarah Schutte, National Review, "Louisa May Alcott: A Writer for All Ages," 22 Aug. 2019 That was most evident in the Aggies’ secondary, which struggled adapting to new defensive coordinator Mike Elko’s demands — primarily the orders to be as cerebral as spry when roaming the field behind the front seven. — Brent Zwerneman, ExpressNews.com, "‘The big adjustment’: A&M’s secondary pledges an upgrade in Elko’s 2ndseason," 18 Aug. 2019 But in the glimpses that have been open to media observation, Tate has looked fast and spry — more like the 2017 version of the dual-threat quarterback who rushed for 1,411 yards than the ’18 version who was nicked up and managed only 224. — Michael Lev, azcentral, "Khalil Tate 'comfortable,' 'healthy' as Arizona readies for 2019 season," 11 Aug. 2019 But if the typical line on Jagger, even without health scares, is that no one can believe he’s still spry, the typical line on Keith Richards is that no one can believe he’s still alive. — Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com, "At Gillette, there’s no stopping the Rolling Stones," 8 July 2019 Those tropical Pomacentridae are spry; grabbing a shot of one requires quick moves. — Michael Calore, WIRED, "Cool Underwater Gear for the Smartphone Photographer," 24 June 2019 Before his injury, Durant looked spry and normal en route to 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting in 12 minutes. — Mark Medina, The Mercury News, "Inside the Warriors’ emotional night processing Kevin Durant’s injury," 11 June 2019 Cousins found his sea legs on the defensive end and looked downright spry offensively. — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, "How DeMarcus Cousins Helped Flip the NBA Finals," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spry.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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