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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)

  1. Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
  2. 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?'

Translations

Anagrams

  • Prys, syrp

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bustling

English

Adjective

bustling (comparative more bustling, superlative most bustling)

  1. Busy; full of energy and noisy activity.

Translations

Verb

bustling

  1. present participle of bustle

Noun

bustling (plural bustlings)

  1. A bustle; a busy stir.
    the bustlings of waiters in the crowded restaurant

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