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Old 03-24-09, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Rick@OCRR
Adjective
  • S: (adj) agile, nimble, quick, spry (moving quickly and lightly) "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"
Funny that the definition has no implication of "old," but in the example it is quite explicit.
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