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spryer

spryer is the comparative form of spry.

Meaning of spry

Adjective

spry (comparative sprier, superlative spriest)

  1. Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
    • What follows is a bunch of nonstop goofery involving chase sequences, dream sequences, fast-changing costumes and an improbable beard, a little musical help from Flight Of The Conchords, and ultimately a very physical confrontation with a surprisingly spry Victoria.2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club
  2. Vigorous; lively; cheerful; sprightly.
    • "I'm not sure about whether I shall go. I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoe leather—that is, when the fit is on me, for I can be spry enough at times."1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, page 37

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Questions about spryer

What is spryer the comparative form of?
Spryer is the comparative form of spry.

Words near spryer in the dictionary

  1. sprunting up
  2. spruntly
  3. sprunts
  4. sprunts up
  5. spry
  6. spryer
  7. spryest
  8. spryly
  9. spryness
  10. Sprys
  11. spryte

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