Hypertext Webster Gateway: "springy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Springy \Spring"y\, a. [Compar. {Springier}; superl.
{Springiest}.] [From {Spring}.]
1. Resembling, having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a
spring; elastic; as, springy steel; a springy step.
Though her little frame was slight, it was firm and
springy. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. Abounding with springs or fountains; wet; spongy; as,
springy land.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
springy
adj : rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis
ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy
turf" [syn: {bouncy}, {live}, {lively}, {resilient}, {whippy}]
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