frisk·y

[fris-kee]
adjective, frisk·i·er, frisk·i·est.
lively; frolicsome; playful.

Origin:
1515–25; frisk + -y1

frisk·i·ly, adverb
frisk·i·ness, noun
un·frisk·y, adjective
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frisky (ˈfrɪskɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , friskier, friskiest
lively, high-spirited, or playful
 
'friskily
 
adv
 
'friskiness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

frisky
c.1500, from frisk + -y (2). Related: Friskiness.
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Example sentences
Horses are stalwart and frisky, powerful and gentle, and balance a lot of weight on perilously thin legs.
White perch are feeling frisky and will go for minnows, small spinners and night crawlers.
He is a fierce dramatic firebrand trying to be a frisky scamp.
Wale's verses spoke to a frisky formalism, studded with internal rhymes and
  winking pop-culture references.
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