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frisky Definition

frisky (fris)

adjective friski·er, friski·est

inclined to frisk about; lively; playful; frolicsome; merry

frisky Related Forms

friski·ly adverb friski·ness noun

frisky Synonyms

frisky

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frisky Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • get: Even old Grandpa got rite frisky afore de weekend wuz over.
  • keep: A few quickies also keep the pace frisky, even if the jokes range from the decent to the appalling.

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: Exercise the toxins out Ever felt strangely frisky with a hangover?
  • get: Have you ever thought about how a young man with cerebral parsley who is getting frisky with his partner actually puts a condom on?
  • look: Dorothy maintains that age is catching up with them, joints are beginning to creak, but they look pretty frisky to us!

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: James saw Guy Fawkes standin ' there And feelin ' rather frisky, Offered ' im a pewter jar Full of Highland whiskey.
  • very: Several are very frisky - yes, really lively, but the others just want a quiet life.
  • too: Why the hell would the floor get closed just because a couple of kids got too frisky in a dark corner?
  • delightfully: The cows were delightfully frisky, and threatened a couple of times to stampede in our direction.
  • quite: Philip enjoyed himself getting quite frisky, he'd probably been drinking glasses of whiskey.
  • pretty: Dorothy maintains that age is catching up with them, joints are beginning to creak, but they look pretty frisky to us!

Modifies a noun

  • bull: A reproductive lesson too by a rather frisky bull in a field full of cows and calves.
  • dog: Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one?
  • feline: Play with 5 frisky felines right on you... File Buddy -- A powerful and popular high-level file utility.
  • one: This first scene is a frisky one and involves a selection of exotic fruit.
  • rhythm: The ten Pièces pittoresques take pride of place: dominated by sunshine, delightfully frisky rhythms and an early French Impressionist haze.
  • horse: Translate The elder royal one on a frisky horse will spur so fiercely that it will bolt.

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