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