frisky
- lively; frolicsome; playful.
Origin of frisky
Related Words for frisky
playful, jumpy, lively, active, antic, bouncy, dashing, frolicsome, high-spirited, kittenish, peppy, rollicking, spirited, sportive, wicked, zippy, coltish, gamesome, larkish, prankishExamples from the Web for frisky
Contemporary Examples of frisky
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 of frisky
Frogs the frisky, frogs the spotted, were our comedy that day.
Still there was a touch o' the frisky that set me wondering. '
A Pair of Blue EyesThomas Hardy
When he came on board at Sandridge, he looked as frisky and larky as a boy.
A Boy's Voyage Round the WorldThe Son of Samuel Smiles
I know that finely, I'd have liked it myself when I was young and frisky like you.
The Northern IronGeorge A. Birmingham
But poor Frisky was so tired that he lay right down and went to sleep.
The Tale of Jimmy RabbitArthur Scott Bailey
frisky
- lively, high-spirited, or playful