friskier; friskiest
: inclined to frisk : playful
frisky puppies
also : lively
a frisky performance
friskily adverb
friskiness noun

Examples of frisky in a Sentence

The kids were frisky after all that candy. a frisky kid who keeps the class in stitches with his jokes
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But its episodic nature stays frisky, weird and unpredictable throughout. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024 Finland has a reputation for being frisky and has the will to make any game more interesting. Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 4 Dec. 2024 Just off her patio, a tank of frisky rainbow trout pulses with water siphoned in from a nearby river. Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 But the dance between those elements and the friskier stuff (like a body-swapping storyline involving Flink and a would-be coup-starter, amusingly voiced by John Lithgow) is compelling, and eventually coalesces into a winning, tear-streaked finale. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for frisky 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1500, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of frisky was circa 1500

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“Frisky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frisky. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

frisky

adjective
friskier; friskiest
: tending to frisk : playful
frisky puppies
also : lively
a frisky performance
friskily adverb
friskiness noun

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