rollicksome

[ rol-ik-suhm ]

adjective
  1. rollicking; frolicsome.

Origin of rollicksome

1
First recorded in 1840–50; rollick + -some1

Other words from rollicksome

  • rol·lick·some·ness, noun

Words Nearby rollicksome

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How to use rollicksome in a sentence

  • They fill this window with the rarest, rosiest, most rollicksome flowers.

    An American Girl Abroad | Adeline Trafton
  • They did make a song of it, and it was a frolicsome song and pitched to a rollicksome key.

    The Life of the Party | Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb