frisky
adjective
lively; frolicsome; playful.
friskiness
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a word derived from
frisky.
Example Sentences
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And before all you horse lovers come at me, I know ponies are capable of affection and friskiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
The Cardinals’ friskiness is being chatted about because of preseason expectations, but they’ve quietly been drubbed the last three weeks, losing by more than two touchdowns in all three weeks while failing to cover.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
Anyone who watched him as a young assistant in Washington could see that he loved the game with a kid’s friskiness.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2022
Dilyn's friskiness is "endless", he explained as he chatted to officers at Surrey Police's HQ in Guildford.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2021
But in the autumn, when the men have returned from their long out-of-door rest, with brush and palette, a certain amount of friskiness is developed, which sometimes expends itself upon the luckless ``nouveau.''
From In the Quarter by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
