rollicksome

[ rol-ik-suhm ]

adjective

1. rollicking; rollicking; frolicsome.

Other Words From

• rollick·some·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rollicksome¹

First recorded in 1840–50; rollick + -some ¹

Example Sentences

They fill this window with the rarest, rosiest, most rollicksome flowers.

From Project Gutenberg

They did make a song of it, and it was a frolicsome song and pitched to a rollicksome key.

From Project Gutenberg