frisky

frisk·y

 (frĭs′kē)
adj. frisk·i·er, frisk·i·est
Energetic, lively, and playful: a frisky kitten.

frisk′i·ly adv.
frisk′i·ness n.
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frisky

(ˈfrɪskɪ)
adj, friskier or friskiest
lively, high-spirited, or playful. Also (rare): friskful
ˈfriskily adv
ˈfriskiness n
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frisk•y

(ˈfrɪs ki)

adj. frisk•i•er, frisk•i•est.
lively; frolicsome; playful.
[1515–25]
frisk′i•ly, adv.
frisk′i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.frisky - playful like a lively kitten
playful - full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school"
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frisky

adjective lively, spirited, romping, playful, bouncy, high-spirited, rollicking, in high spirits, full of beans (informal), coltish, kittenish, frolicsome, ludic (literary), sportive, full of joie de vivre His horse was feeling frisky.
wooden, dull, lacklustre, sedate, demure, stodgy, stolid, pensive
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frisky

adjective
Full of high-spirited fun:
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Translations
مَرِح، لَعوب
hravýskotačivý
sprælsk
munter
fringant
líflegur, fjörlegur
allegrogaiovispovivace
sprelskspretten
šantivý
neşelioynak
活泼的

frisky

[ˈfrɪskɪ] ADJ (friskier (compar) (friskiest (superl))) [person, horse] → juguetón
he's pretty frisky stillsigue bastante activo
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frisky

[ˈfrɪski] adj [animal, person] → vif(vive), sémillant(e)
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frisky

adj (+er)verspielt
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frisky

[ˈfrɪskɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person, horse) → vispo/a, vivace
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

frisk

(frisk) verb
to jump about playfully. The lambs are frisking in the fields.
ˈfrisky adjective
ˈfriskily adverb
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