: able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimblesense 1—used especially to describe an older person
a spry 75-year-old… his spry libidinous grandfather … Stanley KauffmannMatthew is getting up in years, you know—he's sixty—and he isn't so spry as he once was. Charles Keller
sprylyadverb
… hopping spryly onto a treadmill. Heather King
Then there's his trumpet playing, which he still does spryly at the age of 82, with its dusty allure intact. Giovanni Russonello
sprynessnoun
… he still has a boyish spryness although he's in his late forties. Adam Mars-Jones
Recent Examples on the WebSome folks in their 90s are spry and highly active, while folks who are decades younger appear to be much older. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2022 Championships aren’t won in July, but the Longhorns should be feeling pretty spry with the abundance of talent that’s set to arrive here, even if some have the unmitigated gall to say Texas is (gulp) buying players. Cedric Golden, USA TODAY, 5 July 2022 Turning 80 years old on Saturday, McCartney looked spry as ever. Hunter Boyce, ajc, 17 June 2022 With a few hundred pounds extra to cart around compared to the convertible, the Jensen GT was slightly less spry but still boasted a top speed of well over 100 mph. Benjamin Hunting, Car and Driver, 30 Mar. 2022 While Simmons was gruff and imposing, Stanley was spry and playful, frequently wiggling and lavishing the crowd with praise. Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2022 But more than anything else, this restaurant is powered by the passion of a spry 60-year-old man who has nothing to prove and everything to prove at the same time. Andy Wang, Robb Report, 16 June 2022 Samuel Bächli, who recently retired as Erfurt’s general music director, propelled the action with elegant, spry conducting. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 Perky and spry acidity that says springtime has arrived. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022 See More