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coltish
[
kohl
-tish
]
Origin
colt·ish
/
ˈkoʊl
tɪʃ
/
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[
kohl
-tish
]
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adjective
1.
playful; frolicsome.
2.
of, pertaining to, or resembling a colt.
3.
not trained or disciplined; unruly; wild.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English.
See
colt
,
-ish
1
Related forms
colt·ish·ly,
adverb
colt·ish·ness,
noun
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coltish
(ˈkəʊltɪʃ)
—
adj
1.
inexperienced; unruly
2.
playful and lively
'coltishly
—
adv
'coltishness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
coltish
late 14c., "wild, frisky," also in early use "lustful, lewd," from
colt
(q.v.). Lit. sense of "pertaining to a colt" is recorded from 1540s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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