Springy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Marked by resilience; elastic.
  • adj. Abounding in freshwater springs.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Resembling, having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a spring; elastic
  • adj. Abounding with springs or fountains; wet; spongy.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Having elasticity like that of a spring; elastic; light: as, springy steel; a springy step.
  • n. Abounding with springs or fountains; wet; spongy: as, springy land.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. (of movements) light and confidently active
  • adj. elastic; rebounds readily
    • Equivalent
    active    elastic   
    Antonym
    unspringy   
    Cross Reference
    jump    recoil    start    dart    motive    elastic   
    Variant
    springier    springiest   
    Form
    springily    springiness    unspringy   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    elastic    wet    spongy    start    displace    deform    bend    source    prime    vernal   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    elastic    spongy    supple    limber    close-cropped    pliant    velvety    bouncy    wiry    resilient   
     
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