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frisky

American  
[fris-kee] / ˈfrɪs ki /

adjective

friskier, friskiest

  1. lively; frolicsome; playful.

frisky British  
/ ˈfrɪskɪ /

adjective

  1. lively, high-spirited, or playful

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Other Word Forms

  • friskily adverb
  • friskiness noun
  • unfrisky adjective

Etymology

Origin of frisky

First recorded in 1515–25; frisk + -y 1

Example Sentences

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Fans are feeling frisky about a plan to transform the building into a bar, campaigning against the idea in letters to city board members and online.

From The Wall Street Journal

In this account of life with a wild creature—a being by turns serene and frisky, trusting and standoffish—Ms. Dalton connects readers with the strangeness of the natural world.

From The Wall Street Journal

The S&P 500 is up a frisky 15% so far this year.

From Barron's

He also developed a substantial practice overseas, especially in China, where he designed buildings that managed to be both gargantuan and frisky.

From BBC

Lucy Dacus, “Best Guess” The unhurried tempo makes it only friskier.

From Los Angeles Times

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