Word of the Day – Spry

Spry (adj)

spry

(Especially of an old person) active; lively.

Usually used in the way of a surprised compliment to describe someone of advanced years who is still active and able to move quickly and energetically.

Example sentences

“She is so spry, alert, and enthusiastic that it is difficult to imagine you are talking to a woman in her nineties.”

“Stooped but spry, he has the look of a mischievous garden gnome..”