frolicsome
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: frŏl'iksəm, IPA(key): /ˈfrɒlɪksəm/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (father-bother merger) IPA(key): /ˈfrɑlɪksəm/
- Rhymes: -ɒlɪksəm
- Hyphenation: frol‧ic‧some
Adjective
[edit]frolicsome (comparative more frolicsome, superlative most frolicsome)
- Characterised or marked by frolicking; playful.
- a. 1884, James Payn, On Our Dog Jock[1]:
- A rollicksome frolicsome rare old cock / As ever did nothing was our dog Jock; / A gleesome fleasome affectionate beast, / As slow at a fight, as swift at a feast […]
- 2007 May 10, “Pick of the week - playsuits”, in The Guardian[2]:
- To some, the very word "playsuit", with its frolicsome associations, will induce the conviction that this is not an item of clothing to be seen alive in.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]given to frolicking
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