frisky Definition
frisky (fris′kē)
adjective frisk′i·er, frisk′i·est
inclined to frisk about; lively; playful; frolicsome; merry
frisky Related Forms
frisk′i·ly adverb
frisk′i·ness noun
frisky Synonyms
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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