frisky

[fris-kee]

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adjective, frisk·i·er, frisk·i·est.

lively; frolicsome; playful.

Origin of frisky

First recorded in 1515–25; frisk + -y¹

Related formsfrisk·i·ly, adverbfrisk·i·ness, nounun·frisk·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for frisky

Contemporary Examples

The Frisky took the bait, writing that “If famous works of art had been created today, they might have a whole different look.”
Botticelli's Venus Gets Photoshop Treatment
Lizzie Crocker
May 25, 2014
So to recap: You know those two lions that were frisky enough to have lion sex and give birth to lions?
At the Copenhagen Zoo, Humans Can Be Animals
Kevin Bleyer
March 28, 2014
Obama himself touts “the Swedish model,” which sounds like a frisky playmate for the Stimulus Package.
The Naked Truth
Tina Brown
February 18, 2009

Historical Examples

Frogs the frisky, frogs the spotted, were our comedy that day.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862
Various
Still there was a touch o' the frisky that set me wondering. '
A Pair of Blue Eyes
Thomas Hardy
When he came on board at Sandridge, he looked as frisky and larky as a boy.
A Boy's Voyage Round the World
The Son of Samuel Smiles
I know that finely, I'd have liked it myself when I was young and frisky like you.
The Northern Iron
George A. Birmingham
But poor Frisky was so tired that he lay right down and went to sleep.
The Tale of Jimmy Rabbit
Arthur Scott Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for frisky

frisky

adjective friskier or friskiest

lively, high-spirited, or playful

Derived Formsfriskily, adverbfriskiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for frisky

adj.

c.1500, from frisk "lively" + -y (2). Related: Friskiness.

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Examples from the Web for frisky

Contemporary Examples

The Frisky took the bait, writing that “If famous works of art had been created today, they might have a whole different look.”

So to recap: You know those two lions that were frisky enough to have lion sex and give birth to lions?

Obama himself touts “the Swedish model,” which sounds like a frisky playmate for the Stimulus Package.

Historical Examples

Frogs the frisky, frogs the spotted, were our comedy that day.

Still there was a touch o' the frisky that set me wondering. '

When he came on board at Sandridge, he looked as frisky and larky as a boy.

I know that finely, I'd have liked it myself when I was young and frisky like you.

But poor Frisky was so tired that he lay right down and went to sleep.

frisky

Word Origin and History for frisky

adj.

Origin of frisky