Frolicsome

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Frolicsome \Frol"ic*some\, a.
     Full of gayety and mirth; given to pranks; sportive.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Old England, who takes a frolicsome brain fever once
           every two or three years, for the benefit of her


           doctors.                                 --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
     -- {Frol"ic*some*ly}, adv. -- {Frol"ic*some*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  frolicsome
       adj : given to merry frolicking; "frolicsome students celebrated
             their graduation with parties and practical jokes"
             [syn: {coltish}, {frolicky}, {rollicking}, {sportive}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "frolicsome":
     animated, antic, capersome, coltish, exuberant, frisky,
     full of beans, gamesome, gay, hearty, impish, lively, merry,
     mischievous, playful, roguish, rollicking, rollicksome, rompish,
     skittish, spirited, sportful, sportive, sprightly, vital,
     vivacious, waggish, zestful, zippy