spry
adjective
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
spryness
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a word derived from
spry.
Example Sentences
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Morton brings a refreshing comic spryness to Lear, playing him not as a doddering old man but as a vivacious, scampering jokester who expects to be treated as the life of the party.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2022
Sadly, much of Roks’ spryness on the course did, though, as he crept into his mid-40s and his golf game deteriorated.
From Golf Digest ● Dec. 24, 2019
The film, as a whole, is missing the humor and spryness that was promised.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2016
His 170-pound frame has a spryness that has added an intriguing dimension of quickness to his all-around game.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2010
He exhibits, however, a spryness of legs quite remarkable in a man at his time of life.
From The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 4: To California and Return by Artemus Ward
