spry
adjective
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
spryly
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a word derived from
spry.
Example Sentences
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“I’m someone who leaps into things,” he says, and it’s easy to believe him: Wiry and lean, the architect balances spryly on a porcelain stool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2018
Then there’s his trumpet playing, which he still does spryly at the age of 82, with its dusty allure intact.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2017
He spryly bounded on and off stage, and near the end of the show engaged in a flight of jumping jacks near the conclusions of “With a Little Help From My Friends.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2016
But it's nevertheless an exhilarating ride, spryly performed by a cast of 12 and confidently coordinated with multimedia elements, including film, Twitter and a fair amount of texting between characters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2015
General Peckem was blossoming spryly with cordiality again.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
