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coltishly

  • a word derived from coltish.
    coltish
    adjective
    playful; frolicsome.

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Saag paneer, the grayest of old gray mares in many Indian restaurants, is coltishly energetic at Adda.

From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2018

Ms. Varda interrogates the coltishly beautiful Ms. Birkin directly and by having her perform in a series of written scenes placing her opposite actors like Jean-Pierre Léaud and Philippe Léotard.

From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2015

Matthew Hazard, U.S. cavalry officer, is coltishly appealing, brave, leathery, and a West Pointer.

From Time Magazine Archive

At length she woke with a start, shook herself coltishly, and they pushed on.

From While Caroline Was Growing by Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon