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rollicking

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rol⋅lick⋅ing

  [rol-i-king]
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–adjective
1. carefree and joyous: They had a rollicking good time.
2. swaggering; boisterous.
Origin:
1805–15; rollick + -ing 2

Related forms:
rol⋅lick⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
rol⋅lick⋅ing⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. jolly, hearty, merry, gay, exuberant.

rol⋅lick

  [rol-ik]
–verb (used without object)
to move or act in a carefree, frolicsome manner; behave in a free, hearty, gay, or jovial way.
Origin:
1820–30; b. romp and frolic

Related forms:
rol⋅lick⋅er, noun
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rol·lick   (rŏl'ĭk)   
intr.v.   rol·licked, rol·lick·ing, rol·licks
To behave or move in a carefree, frolicsome manner; romp.

[Origin unknown.]
rol'lick n., rol'lick·some, rol'lick·y adj.
rol·lick·ing   (rŏl'ĭ-kĭng)   
adj.  Carefree and high-spirited; boisterous: a rollicking celebration.
rol'lick·ing·ly adv.
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