Active, lively, and full of energy, especially for someone who is older.
Origin uncertain, possibly from Old Norse 'spry' or Scandinavian roots. It emerged in English around the 1600s and is now commonly used to describe energetic elderly people.
This word is almost exclusively used for elderly people doing things quickly or athletically—'spry' carries a built-in surprise that someone older is MORE active than we expected.
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