as in agilely
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spryly
Adverb
-
Witnesses described the shark as looking healthy, moving agilely and visibly feeding.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
-
The dog went on, jauntily carrying his baguette, passing a grapefruit tree that shaded a telephone booth.—
Peter Heller,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Jan. 2024
Adverb
-
Their heads are bowed, their fingers nimbly working gargantuan pale orbs of mochi.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
-
This can also include dropping existing business services when necessary, while nimbly growing new service lines.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
-
Turner is also great, playing the dashingly handsome hero with emotional depth.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
20 Nov. 2025
Adverb
-
One walks briskly, one staggers.—
Chen Yuhong,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
-
Emotional depth and suspense both seem out of reach in a story that moves along briskly enough, without ever feeling like more than a formulaic outline.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
Adverb
-
The comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang breezily observed on a podcast last month that donating to Crockett is a waste of money.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
-
In December, over a two-hour lunch at The Occidental, a Washington restaurant nestled between the White House and FBI headquarters, Wilkins spoke breezily about her life as the girlfriend of the FBI director.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
22 Jan. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Spryly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spryly. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
