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spry
adjective
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Definition of spry:

spry (adjective):
active and lively
moving quickly and lightly.
able to move quickly, easily, and lightly nimble sense 1

Synonyms for spry:

active
agile
balletic
feline
graceful
gracile
light-foot
light-footed
lightsome
limber
lissom
lissome
lithe
lithesome
nimble
quick

Antonyms for spry:

abeyant
absent
afraid
amateurish
apathetic
artless
asleep
awkward
banal
beat
blah
bland
blundering
bored
boring
brittle
bromidic
bumbling
bungling
burned out
butterfingered
butterfingers
characterless
cloudy
clumsy
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