spryest

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spryest - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Spry \Spry\ (spr[imac]), a. [Compar. Sprier or Spryer
     (-[~e]r); superl. Spriest or Spryest.] [Cf. dial. Sw.
     sprygg lively, skittish, and E. sprag.]
     Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
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           She is as spry as a cricket.             --S. Judd
                                                    (Margaret).
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           If I'm not so large as you,
           You are not so small as I,
           And not half so spry.                    --Emerson.
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