coltish
[ kohl-tish ]
/ ˈkoʊl tɪʃ /
adjective
playful; frolicsome.
of, relating to, or resembling a colt.
not trained or disciplined; unruly; wild.
RELATED WORDS
whimsical, spirited, impish, frisky, joking, flirtatious, cheerful, good-natured, mischievous, lively, sprightly, tongue-in-cheek, comical, lighthearted, playful, jumpy, game, square, antic, fair
Nearby words
- colt,
- colt distemper,
- colt, samuel,
- coltan,
- colter,
- coltishly,
- colton,
- coltrane,
- coltrane, john,
- coltsfoot
Origin of coltish
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Examples from the Web for coltish
coltish
/ (ˈkəʊltɪʃ) /
adjective
inexperienced; unruly
playful and lively
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coltish
late 14c., "wild, frisky," also in early use "lustful, lewd," from colt + -ish. Lit. sense of "pertaining to a colt" is recorded from 1540s.
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