frolicsome
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- frolicsomely adverb
- frolicsomeness noun
Etymology
Origin of frolicsome
Example Sentences
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Gleiberman concluded the film is "lighter, more frolicsome, less lead-footed than such clomping live-action Disney remakes as Alice in Wonderland and Beauty and the Beast".
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025
Even Bauman’s funniest musical bits get swallowed in the show’s frothy, frolicsome relentlessness.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025
“Life Sucks.,” the title of Aaron Posner’s frolicsome riff on Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya,” contains a period.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023
For my own part, I will be upping the length and tempo of my ambles with Archie, Finn and Flicka, my own frolicsome pack of dogs.
From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2022
On the contrary, he had all the captivating ways of a frolicsome kitten.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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