As an adjective springy
is that returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.
As a verb springe is
(obsolete) to sprinkle; to scatter.
As a noun springe is
(obsolete) snare.
springy
English
Adjective
(
er)
That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.
- The soft peat was springy under her feet.
{{quote-Fanny Hill, part=5
, We had now reach'd the closest point of union; but when he backened to come on the fiercer, as if I had been actuated by a fear of losing him, in the height of my fury I twisted my legs round his naked loins, the flesh of which, so firm, so
springy to the touch, quiver'd again under the pressure}}
Synonyms
* bouncy
* elastic
* resilient
Antonyms
* unspringy
Derived terms
* springily
* springiness
* unspringy
Anagrams
*
springe
English
Verb
(obsolete) To sprinkle; to scatter.
* Chaucer
- He would sowen some difficulty, / Or springen cockle in our cleane corn.
To catch in a springe; to ensnare.
Noun
(
en noun)
(obsolete) snare
* 1602 : , act 1 scene 3 line 114
- Ay, springes to catch woodcocks
Anagrams
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