spry

Adjective Satellite

moving quickly and lightly
- "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"

Adj

Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
Vigorous; lively; cheerful.

Adjective

Active, lively, and nimble, especially in old age.

Examples

Despite his age, the Scrabble player was spry, always finding new plays.

Origin / Etymology

From British dialectal sprey, from Old Norse sprækr (“nimble, lively”) from Proto-Germanic *sprēkiz (“lively”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preg- (“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.

Synonyms

agile, nimble, quick

Scrabble Score: 9

spry: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
spry: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
spry: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

spry: valid Words With Friends Word