spry /spɹaɪ/ adjective2 •Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active. •Vigorous; lively; cheerful; sprightly."I'm not sure about whether I shall go. I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoe leather—that is, when the fit is on me, for I can be spry enough at times." — 1887 formssprier · spryer · spriest · spryest