frisky
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If Broadway has scraped the barrel-bottom of A-list movies to adapt, at least it can mock them: “Titanique” is a frisky and funny spoof of the James Cameron juggernaut about that big ship that sank.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
High-end and low-end customers alike adored his frisky, unpredictable spirit — both on and off the runway.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Given the number of ballads she’d worked up, George asked Douglass and Littell to write a couple of new uptempo tunes; among the ones they came up with was the frisky “La Lune S’en Va.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
The S&P 500 is up a frisky 15% so far this year.
From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025
"I'm too excited to eat. And I've got to keep fit and frisky for the big job ahead."
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
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