larky

/ (ˈlɑːkɪ) /

adjective larkier or larkiest informal

frolicsome or mischievous

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Words nearby larky

lark bunting, Larkin, lark it up, lark sparrow, larkspur, larky, larmen, Larmor precession, Larmor theorem, larn, larnax

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Example sentences from the Web for larky

His book, he hopes, combines science, geopolitics, and larky history.
BP, Putin, and the Power of Oil|Tim Teeman|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was surprising that I even took such a dark role, but also, in the context of the role there are larky moments.
John Lithgow's Killer Role|Claire Martin|December 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But pooty, and larky no doubt, so I tips her a wink and a smile.
Punch Among the Planets|Various
His eldest son, Bobby—a boy of about nine or ten—is said to be the most larky boy in the settlement.
Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished|R.M. Ballantyne

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
She appears to have Irish virtue in excess, and I expect the larky would get short shrift from her.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
There was with us a genial, pleasant, larky young fellow, one of the famous family of the MacCooks.
Memoirs|Charles Godfrey Leland

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