ˈspriŋē, -iŋi adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: spring (II) + -y
1. : abounding with springs of water : spongy
picking his way across the treacherous springy country — Jeannie Gunn
2.
a. : having an elastic quality : capable of springing back to its original shape after deformation
made crossbows from the springy horn of the musk ox — Farley Mowat
b. : having or marked by lightness and vigor of movement
a springy fellow, well set up — Amy Lowell
a fine figure of a man tall, lithe, and agile, with a springy step — A. Conan Doyle
c. : lively and resilient underfoot
thickly covered with heath and ling and moor plants springy to the tread — A.L.Rowse
a ballroom with floor made springy for dancing — American Guide Series: Maryland
Synonyms: see flexible