SPRINGILY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

springily

adverb

Definition of springily

as in briskly

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Walk briskly, march in place, pedal a stationary bike or perform low-impact jumping jacks.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
The animal was far from sprinting, instead taking a relaxed stroll at a speed surprisingly comparable to a human walking briskly to catch a bus.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of briskly

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One remaining challenge is to make a DNA computer that is energetically favorable, stable, reliable, and doesn’t require intervening tweaks and top-ups to arrive at a result.

— Mike McRae September 22, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
The 49ers energetically dominated in a 27-7 victory while the Rams exhaustedly despaired in front of more than 100,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a venue that hosts Australian rules football games that aren’t this ugly.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of energetically

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Perhaps like one’s heart crisply split in two, spilling its squelched juices, like the baobab fruit broken open by the stylish monkey in The Lion King, my favorite vintage cartoon.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
This crisply cropped jacket from Theory is polished enough to wear to the office with suiting.

— Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of crisply

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Inside Lindblom, university leaders playfully lobbied on behalf of their campuses to a group of more than a dozen participants, who fired inquiries back about courses, postgraduation job success rates, campus accessibility and culture, and more.

— Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
The vampy all-burgundy ensemble was playfully textural and was styled with burgundy tights and a bold burgundy red lip.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026

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