SPRYLY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

spryly

adverb

Definition of spryly

as in agilely

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Adverb

Today, the board's role is expected to include questioning assumptions, exploring multiple scenarios and agilely adjusting course in the face of disruptive changes.

— Susana Sierra, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Witnesses described the shark as looking healthy, moving agilely and visibly feeding.

— Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025

Definition of agilely

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Rather than sitting squarely at the nape of her neck, the chignon is jauntily positioned off-center, with a roll starting behind one ear and sweeping gracefully toward the opposite side.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 17 June 2026
The housekeepers greet me with genuine care, the bartenders create cocktails with panache and smiles, and the doormen and women jauntily pose for pictures in their thick Batman-style winter cloaks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of jauntily

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As the curtain lifts, Eugene (a dashingly coiffed Joseph Walsh, with perfect villainous eyebrows) faces his uncle’s casket, shaking with horror.

— Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2026
Turner is also great, playing the dashingly handsome hero with emotional depth.

— Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 20 Nov. 2025

Definition of dashingly

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The neon lights began to move about briskly, like gleaming whirligig beetles, and the lights on the advertising tower closest to the stadium flickered across the Squirrel-brand margarine ad.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
On Saturday morning, which coincided with Vroman’s summer sale, three separate registers had briskly moving lines of 15-20 people or more around the store.

— Erik Pedersen, Daily News, 28 July 2026

Definition of briskly

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While England breezily dismissed Senegal 3-0 in its fourth match of the tournament, Morocco eliminated Portugal in the quarterfinals before bowing out 2-0 to eventual runnersup France in the semis.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026
From left, stalwart Fast/Furious gun molls Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez, who know their way around all sorts of fancy cars, not to mention firearms, breezily support central good/bad dude Vin Diesel, who’s doing his best professional bowling imitation for the paparazzi.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026

Definition of breezily

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