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spry
English
Etymology
From British dialectal sprey, from Old Norse sprækr (“nimble, lively”) from Proto-Germanic *spr?kiz (“lively”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pereg- (“to strew, jerk, sprinkle, scatter”). Cognate with Icelandic sprækur (“lively, spry”), Norwegian sprek (“lively, healthy”), dialectal Swedish sprygg (“brisk, very active, skittish”). More at spark. Related to sprack, sprig, sprug, freckle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sp?a?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Adjective
spry (comparative sprier, superlative spriest)
- Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
- Vigorous; lively; cheerful.
- 1992, Robert Rankin, The Antipope (page 68)
- The Captain folded his brow into a look of intense perplexity. 'You seem exceedingly spry for a man who demolished an entire bottle of brandy and better part of an ounce of shag in a single evening.'
'And very nice too,' said the tramp. 'Now as to breakfast?'
- The Captain folded his brow into a look of intense perplexity. 'You seem exceedingly spry for a man who demolished an entire bottle of brandy and better part of an ounce of shag in a single evening.'
- 1992, Robert Rankin, The Antipope (page 68)
Translations
Anagrams
- Prys, syrp
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breezy
English
Etymology
breeze +? -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?i?zi/
- Rhymes: -i?zi
Adjective
breezy (comparative breezier, superlative breeziest)
- With a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy.
- (figuratively) With a cheerful, casual, lively and light-hearted manner.
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