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Spry vs Snappy - What's the difference?

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Spry is a related term of snappy.


As adjectives the difference between spry and snappy

is that spry is having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active while snappy is (label) rapid and without delay.

spry

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
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    • , year=2012 , date=April 26 , author=Tasha Robinson , title=Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits : , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=What follows is a bunch of nonstop goofery involving chase sequences, dream sequences, fast-changing costumes and an improbable beard, a little musical help from Flight Of The Conchords, and ultimately a very physical confrontation with a surprisingly spry Victoria. }}

    snappy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (label) Rapid and without delay.
    • (=hurry up)
  • (label) Irritable.
  • (label) Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.
  • Chilly, brisk, sharp.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:

    Synonyms

    * (rapid and without delay) fast, immediate, quick * (irritable) irritable, peevish, testy, tetchy

    Derived terms

    * make it snappy