A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SPRY

Tue, 31 Oct '23
Nimble, as a nonagenarian
Fri, 31 Mar '23
Getting around easily
Tue, 28 Mar '23
Light on one's feet
Wed, 8 Feb '23
Nimble
Tue, 12 Jul '22
Nimble for one's age
Wed, 5 Jan '22
Moving well for one's age
Wed, 27 Jan '21
Moving around very nicely, thank you