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frisk·y
/
ˈfrɪs
ki
/
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[
fris
-kee
]
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adjective,
frisk·i·er,
frisk·i·est.
lively; frolicsome; playful.
Origin:
1515–25;
frisk
+
-y
1
Related forms
frisk·i·ly,
adverb
frisk·i·ness,
noun
un·frisk·y,
adjective
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frisky
(ˈfrɪskɪ)
—
adj
,
friskier
,
friskiest
lively, high-spirited, or playful
'friskily
—
adv
'friskiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
frisky
c.1500, from
frisk
+
-y
(2). Related: Friskiness.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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.
Even the
frisky
anemones seemed to jump out in the screen.
Frisky
thumbs aren't the only legacy of the latest round of design innovations.
He finds somewhere else to be, or he stays inside his house, with its many framed prints of trim little ships atop
frisky
seas.
Fortunately, her writing is also
frisky
enough to put these talents in perspective.
Many
frisky
horses were on the line traveled, but none of the animals was disquieted by the appearance of the machines.
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