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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPRINGY, a. [from spring.]
1. Elastic; possessing the power of recovering itself when bent or twisted.
2. Having great elastic power.
3. Having the power to leap; able to leap far.
4. Abounding with springs or fountains; wet; spungy; as springy land.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: elastic; rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" [syn: bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy]
2: (of movements) light and confidently active; "he walked away with a springy step"

Merriam Webster's

adjective (springier; -est) Date: 1660 1. having an elastic quality ; resilient <green springy wood> 2. having or showing a lively and energetic movement <walks with a springy step> Synonyms: see elastic • springily adverb • springiness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (springier, springiest) 1 springing back quickly when squeezed or stretched, elastic. 2 (of movements) as of a springy substance. Derivatives: springily adv. springiness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If something is springy, it returns quickly to its original shape after you press it. Steam for about 12 mins until the cake is risen and springy to touch in the centre. ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Elastic, resilient, rebounding.

Moby Thesaurus

adaptable, adaptive, bendable, bending, bouncy, buoyant, compliant, ductile, elastic, extensible, extensile, fabricable, facile, fictile, flexible, flexile, flexuous, formable, formative, giving, impressible, impressionable, like putty, limber, lissome, lithe, lithesome, lively, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant, rebounding, receptive, recoiling, resilient, responsive, sensitive, sequacious, shapable, stretch, stretchable, stretchy, submissive, supple, susceptible, tractable, tractile, whippy, willowy, yielding