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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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Adj.

frisky - playful like a lively kitten

kittenish

playful - full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school"

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:

frolicsome, impish, mischievous, playful, sportive, waggish.

Translations

مَرِح، لَعوب

hravýskotačivý

sprælsk

munter

fringant

líflegur, fjörlegur

allegro gaio vispo vivace

sprelsk spretten

šantivý

neşeli oynak

活泼的

frisky

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

frisky

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

frisky

adj (+er) → verspielt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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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