spryly en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English spry Middle English -ly English -ly English spryly From spry + -ly.
Meanings
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In a spry manner.
But now an express had rolled up and the old man was disappearing quite spryly inside one of its doors.
1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 579:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most spryly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more spryly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |