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Meanings of coltish in English

Given to merry frolicking.

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Usage of coltish in English
1
With her slightness, her coltish, slightly androgynous air, she was a true gamine.
In the night room: a novel
2
My chin comes to his shoulder, we are both dainty, long-limbed, coltish: well-matched.
The Kingmaker’s Daughter
3
She'd been eleven when the Americans invaded, and hardly even coltish.
American empire: blood and iron
4
They watched as the girl, long-limbed and coltish, approached Cameron near the exit.
Table for five
5
They're full of life, and coltish spirits, and dance, and song.
The Little Lady of the Big House
6
As tall as her mother, Molly was all coltish legs and long arms.
Death masks
7
Rousing themselves from coltish recollections of their own, perhaps, the horses began to trot.
Old Caravan Days
8
And gone is the coltish gambolling celebratory trot of old.
The Guardian
9
He's four years old now, so he ought to get over those coltish ways.
Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography
10
She was fourteen now, and not coltish any more.
American empire: blood and iron
11
The report said that old Winchester wasn't very coltish, and that he was evidently failing.
Remarks
12
Allen stumbling almost continuously, his latest growth making him gangly and awkward, all long coltish limbs.
Empire of Ivory
13
Kate sat in the corner of one of the couches, her coltish legs tucked under her.
Ruthless
14
With her coltish, ballet-dancer frame, straight black hair, and pouty lips, Aria knew she was pretty.
Pretty Little Liars
15
He dwelt on their coltish doings, their adventures sought and wrought in the perfect fellowship of youth.
The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
16
The funny thing was that Shahla wasn't coltish on them, but moved quickly and with such balance.
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