spry
/spraɪ/adjective
उच्चारण स्प्राइ
फुर्तीला, चुस्त
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(especially of old people) active and full of energy
फुर्तीला, चुस्त
- a spry old man of eighty
- The spry grandmother climbed the steps faster than we did.
- Our spry neighbour still cycles to the market every day.
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- She looked spry despite her seventy-five years.
- The spry old gardener climbed the ladder without help.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the active-old-person words together: spry, sprightly (lively and active), agile, nimble, hale ('hale and hearty', strong and healthy, especially of old people), sprightly.
सक्रिय वृद्ध के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: spry, sprightly (जीवंत और सक्रिय), agile, nimble, hale ('hale and hearty', मज़बूत और स्वस्थ, विशेषकर वृद्धों के लिए)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: spry is usually used to describe old people who are still active.
प्रयोग में spry प्रायः अभी भी सक्रिय बूढ़े लोगों के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।
The opposites: frail (weak), doddery (shaky because of old age), decrepit.
विपरीत: frail (कमज़ोर), doddery (वृद्धावस्था से काँपता), decrepit।