coltish
Americanadjective
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playful; frolicsome.
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of, relating to, or resembling a colt.
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not trained or disciplined; unruly; wild.
adjective
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inexperienced; unruly
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playful and lively
Other Word Forms
- coltishly adverb
- coltishness noun
Etymology
Origin of coltish
Example Sentences
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Seeing him paw the ground and whinny only served to emphasize how leggy and coltish he had become.
From Literature
One of the youngsters was a coltish winger from Carmagnola, a pretty market town just south of Turin.
From BBC
The requirements of intimacy acting aside, she brings coltish physicality and expressive flush to all her scenes — whether lonely or laughing, aggravated or emboldened.
From Los Angeles Times
A pariah born with severe deformities, including an arm that’s longer than his coltish legs — when he runs, it trails him as perilously as Isadora Duncan’s scarf — Inu-oh hides his face under a gourd mask.
From New York Times
And those girls are indeed a light: Sidney and Singleton show giggly chemistry as sisters and coltish joy on the tennis courts.
From Seattle Times
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