frolicsome

frolicsome Definition

frol·ic·some (-səm)

adjective

full of gaiety or high spirits; playful; merry

Etymology: frolic + -some

frolicsome Synonyms

modif.

frolicsome Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

offender: The " frolicsome offenders " said they had just been looking on while the market was trashed.
child: Begin to operate, as frolicsome children do when it rains?

frolicsome Quotes

The frolicsome company had begun to practise the ancient and now forgotten pastime of HighJinks.

—Scott, Sir Walter

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