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Meanings of frisky in inglês

Playful like a lively kitten.

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Examples for "kittenish"
Examples for "kittenish"
1
There was a deal more in Mrs. Stapleton besides the kittenish qualities.
The Necromancers
2
Well, he, good old staid Schermie with the vertebrated thoughts gets kittenish.
The Mystery
3
Her face was beginning to lose the kittenish look, and was, alas!
Love and Other Stories
4
No one in Maxim's so gay and kittenish and coy as she!
Her Weight in Gold
5
The business secretary was by turns coy, kittenish, camp and crazed.
The Guardian
Usage of frisky in inglês
1
The Indians who had captured the white chief were young and frisky.
Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of William F. Cody ["Bu...
2
I had the bath, and now I'm frisky as a young goat.
Anansi Boys
3
All the mules were frisky, having remained unworked for a considerable period.
The Delta of the Triple Elevens / The History of Battery D, 311t...
4
He knew all the tricks of that frisky giant before they happened.
The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan / As Told in the Camps of ...
5
Remounting, I soon found the frisky mules and started them toward misery.
A Backward Glance at Eighty: Recollections & Comment
6
Let me warn you that the doc is a frisky bacheldore, Carol.
Main Street
7
The packed-earth lanes and boxcar rows are perfect for a frisky pony.
Nemesis
8
I felt kind of frisky, and our eyes came together and met.
Secret Sanction
9
Still there was a touch o' the frisky that set me wondering.
A Pair of Blue Eyes
10
Argerich herself is both songful and frisky in Schumann's Scenes of Childhood.
The Irish Times
11
Her ghost runs up and down the neck of his cello, frisky.
Poe's children: the new horror : an anthology
12
Feeling far too giddy and frisky, she set her wineglass down.
Here comes trouble
13
Those who aren't happy at home are finding other ways to get frisky.
Wired
14
For some reason, the thought of that light saber was making me frisky.
Hula Done It?
15
The collie had been fed and was more frisky than ever.
Out with Gun and Camera; or, The Boy Hunters in the Mountains
16
The mules were frisky fellows and enlivened this little journey by running away.
The Hero of Hill House
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