Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SPRING'Y
SPRING'Y, a. [from spring.]
- Elastic; possessing the power of recovering itself when bent or twisted.
- Having great elastic power. – Arbuthnot.
- Having the power to leap; able to leap far.
- Abounding with springs or fountains; wet; spungy; as, springy land.
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