'Spriest' definitions:
Definition of 'Spriest'
From: GCIDE
- Spry \Spry\ (spr[imac]), a. [Compar. Sprier or Spryer (-[~e]r); superl. Spriest or Spryest.] [Cf. dial. Sw. sprygg lively, skittish, and E. sprag.] Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active. [U.S. & Local Eng.] [1913 Webster]
- She is as spry as a cricket. --S. Judd (Margaret). [1913 Webster]
- If I'm not so large as you, You are not so small as I, And not half so spry. --Emerson. [1913 Webster]