Definition of "spriest" []

• A superlative of spry. (adjective)

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• "Thisbe sent the spriest men out to gather wood and fill water jugs."
• "Your father was the spriest koind of a b'y, I'm told."
• ""They say that you're a great jumper -- the spriest jumper in all Pleasant Valley.""