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单词 springily
释义

springy

adjective

ˈspriŋ-ē How to pronounce springy (audio)
springier; springiest
1
: having an elastic quality : resilient
green springy wood
2
: having or showing a lively and energetic movement
walks with a springy step
springily
ˈspriŋ-ə-lē How to pronounce springy (audio)
adverb
springiness
ˈspriŋ-ē-nəs How to pronounce springy (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • bouncy
  • elastic
  • flexible
  • resilient
  • rubberlike
  • rubbery
  • stretch
  • stretchable
  • stretchy
  • supple
  • whippy
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Example Sentences

He walks with a springy step. pillows made with springy foam that bounces right back
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Word History

First Known Use

1633, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

springy

adjective

ˈspriŋ-ē How to pronounce springy (audio)
springier; springiest
1
: able to return to an original shape when twisted or stretched
a springy branch
2
: having or showing a lively and energetic movement
He walks with a springy step.

springily

adverb

as in briskly

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • briskly
  • dapperly
  • crisply
  • energetically
  • playfully
  • effervescently
  • racily
  • friskily
  • livelily
  • sportively
  • jazzily
  • animately
  • skittishly
  • gamesomely
  • lively
  • dashingly
  • high-spiritedly
  • jauntily
  • perkily
  • breezily
  • pertly
  • trippingly
  • sprightly
  • buoyantly
  • vivaciously
  • spiritedly
  • cockily
  • bouncily
  • airily
  • spryly
  • animatedly
  • agilely
  • sparkily
  • gayly
  • snappily
  • allegro
  • gaily
  • nimbly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sluggishly
  • inanimately
  • dully
  • tardily
  • lazily
  • halfheartedly
  • idly
  • heavily
  • indolently
  • lethargically
  • wearily
  • tiredly
  • listlessly
  • slothfully
  • inactively
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