coltish

[ kohl-tish ]

/ ˈkoʊl tɪʃ /

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adjective

playful; frolicsome.

of, relating to, or resembling a colt.

not trained or disciplined; unruly; wild.

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Origin of coltish

1350–1400; Middle English. See colt, -ish¹

Related formscolt·ish·ly, adverbcolt·ish·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for coltish

Old Bess was rearing and plunging with a coltish animation quite inconsistent with the dignity of her twenty-three years.
Peggy Raymond's Vacation|Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
The Professor's Coltish Daughter regained her adolescent poise, which was considerable.
What's He Doing in There?|Fritz Reuter Leiber
"He may be dead or dying," the Professor's Coltish Daughter suggested briskly.
What's He Doing in There?|Fritz Reuter Leiber
It was a clean-limbed, coltish lass of thirteen who gained the race and sprang first into the arms of Muckle Alick.
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

Rousing themselves from coltish recollections of their own, perhaps, the horses began to trot.
Old Caravan Days|Mary Hartwell Catherwood

British Dictionary definitions for coltish

coltish

/ (ˈkəʊltɪʃ) /

adjective

inexperienced; unruly

playful and lively

Derived Formscoltishly, adverbcoltishness, noun

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Word Origin and History for coltish

coltish

adj.

late 14c., "wild, frisky," also in early use "lustful, lewd," from colt + -ish. Lit. sense of "pertaining to a colt" is recorded from 1540s.

coltish

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coltish

adjective

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