spry
adjective
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
spryness
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a word derived from
spry.
Example Sentences
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Staged in the round, this modern version of “An Enemy of the People” preserves the period atmosphere of Ibsen’s 1882 drama but allows the work a modern spryness.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
And yet the play sustains a spryness of tone.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 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 slugger then got a standing ovation when he legged out a double in the fifth, sliding into second base with seldom-seen spryness.
From Washington Times ● May 3, 2018
Grandma wasn't nearly so big—indeed she wasn't much taller than Missy herself; and she was proud of her activity—her "spryness," she called it.
From Missy by Dana Gatlin
