spry

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"Be spry, then, Joe, and catch it at the corner!"

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  1. adjective Lively, active, and brisk; vigorous.

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  1. Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialectal sprygg, brisk.

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  1. Also obsolete or dial. sprey; from Swedish dial. sprygg, very active, skittish; akin to Swedish dial. spräg, spräk, spirited, mettlesome: see sprack.
 

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