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frisky

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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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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Example Sentences
  • Wale's verses spoke to a frisky formalism, studded with internal rhymes and winking pop-culture references.
  • He has banned okadas, frisky motorcycle-taxis, from major roads even though public transport remains limited.
  • So a patas could be pregnant, nursing a baby, and shepherding a frisky juvenile all at the same time.
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frisky (ˈfrɪskɪ)
 
adj , friskier, friskiest
lively, high-spirited, or playful
 
'friskily
 
adv
 
'friskiness
 
n

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frisky
c.1500, from frisk + -y (2). Related: Friskiness.
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