Springy

Quick meaning: Springy is an adjective meaning That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.

Meaning

That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.

More Meanings

1. Lively; bouncy.
2. Characteristic of the spring season.
3. Of land, having many springs (of water).

Example Sentences

The soft peat was springy under her feet.

Every step—a light click of the heel and then a springy step, optimistic, perhaps a bit contemptuous.

The hard woods were used for pegging, the soft woods for cradling the load and the springy woods for carrying it.

We had a blizzard, a thaw, a spell of springy weather, and James baked me a heart-shaped white clam pizza for Valentine's Day.

Word Forms

• springier
• springiest

Synonyms for springy

Depending on context, synonyms include bouncy, elastic, resilient, jaunty, energetic, vigorous.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include elastic, resilient, whippy, bouncy, live, lively.

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