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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Springy \Spring"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. Springier
     (-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Springiest.] [From Spring.]
     1. Resembling, having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a
        spring; elastic; as, springy steel; a springy step.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Though her little frame was slight, it was firm and
              springy.                              --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Abounding with springs or fountains; wet; spongy; as,
        springy land.
        [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 :   [ 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]
       [also: springiest, springier]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  springy
     a.
     That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after
  being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  springy
     a.
     That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after
  being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  springy
     a.
     That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after
  being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  springy
     a.
     That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after
  being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  springy
     Engelska a.
     fjädrande, elastisk, spänstig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Springy /spɹˈɪŋi/
  نطّاط

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  springy //ˈspɹɪŋi// 
  еластичен, пружиниращ
  capable of returning to its original form

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  springy /spɹˈɪŋi/ 
  ohebný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  springy /spɹˈɪŋi/ 
  pružný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  springy /spɹˈɪŋi/
  federnd, elastisch 
   see: springier, springiest
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  springy /spɹˈɪŋi/
  quellenreich 

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  springy //ˈspɹɪŋi// 
  joustava, kimmoisa
  capable of returning to its original form

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  springy /spɹˈɪŋi/ 
  1. लचीला
        "He has a tall springy body with good muscles."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  springy /spɹˈɪŋi/
  1. rugalmas
  2. ruganyos

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  springy /ˈsprɪŋɪ/ 
    elastyczny, sprężysty

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  springy //ˈspɹɪŋi// 
  elastisk
  capable of returning to its original form

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  springy /spɹˈɪŋi/
  1. yaylı, yay gibi
  2. pınarları çok. springiness  yaylılık
  3. pınar çokluğu.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  52 Moby Thesaurus words for "springy":
     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
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 有弹力的,轻快的,多水泉的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 有弹力的,轻快的,多泉水的

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