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Definition of "springy" [spring•y]

  • Marked by resilience; elastic. (adjective)
  • Abounding in freshwater springs. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "springy" in a sentence
  • "Having just spent a gorgeous weekend in springy, sunny Vankie, I was thrilled to visit Craig's List to discover my dream roomie:"
  • "The meatballs are kind of springy, as Jason noted."
  • "At some point, I might switch us to something more emphatically "springy," but I have yet to see the flowers emerging with any real force here in Philadelphia..."