spryly
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5.6
- adverb
- /ˈspraɪli/
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ágilmente
- She moved spryly through the crowd, effortlessly weaving between the people.
Examples
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The elderly man danced spryly at the wedding, surprising everyone with his energy.
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Despite her age, Grandma spryly climbed the stairs as if she were much younger.
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After a minute, the front door opened, and the little woman came spryly down the stairs carrying a cane, which she did not seem to need.
Fiction book (1990) -
The little Oblate missioner descended spryly from the steamer's bridge, crossed her canted deck, and with British Columbia fog swirling about her, paused by the ladder head.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
8
3.0
In a lively and eager way
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4.6
In a lively and energetic way
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5.1
In a lively, excited way
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5.1
In a lively and energetic way that shows excitement
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7.7
In a lively, cheerful way that shows clear happiness
Move quickly and lightly with skill and control
In a lively, bouncy way full of energy
In a lively, energetic way with light jumps
In a lively, playful way full of energy
In a lively, cheerful way that shows confidence
In a lively, energetic, stylish way like wearing exercise clothes
Antonyms
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spryly comes from the short word spry ('active', 'lively') plus the adverb ending -ly, and you can see the same idea in sprightly. So, spryly means doing something in a quick, nimble, and energetic way.