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 Julia offered a different response to watching Gino getting frisky with Jasmine. Abigail Adams, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024 Their hopes of being the frisky underdogs no one wanted to play in December? Chad Graff, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024 The trick, though, comes in trying to distinguish between a bull market feeding off rational fundamental positives and one that has grown so frisky as to be acutely risky. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024 The cast boasts an excess of talent, not least a plucky Fantasia Barrino, a regal Taraji P. Henson, and a frisky Danielle Brooks, making room for herself alongside Oprah in this film’s legacy. Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Mar. 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 6 Jan. 2025.

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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