spryadjective
uk/spraɪ/us/spraɪ/(especially of older people) active and able to move quickly and energetically:
He was amazingly spry for a man of almost 80.
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Energetic and lively
- a spring in your step idiom
- alive
- barnstorming
- be alive and well/kicking idiom
- be as fresh as a daisy idiom
- bounce
- frisky
- frolicsome
- fury
- go-getter
- high-spirited
- indefatigable
- lively
- playful
- refreshing
- sprightly
- supercharged
- tear into sth
- throw yourself into sth
- tireless
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