Thesaurus / frolicsome
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
You have made a transition from the frolicsome allegretto of the bachelor to the heavy andante of the father of a family.
THE PETTY TROUBLES OF MARRIED LIFE, COMPLETEHONORE DE BALZAC
They acted like boys—more mischievous than boys in their most frolicsome moods.
THE RANGE BOSSCHARLES ALDEN SELTZER
He found a beautiful animal, with a frolicsome spirit, and I felt that I should prove at least a good part of the exhibition.
MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDSGEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN
She, at first, took what I said jocosely; and in her frolicsome humor, did and said things which made me die of love.
THE CONFESSIONS OF J. J. ROUSSEAU, COMPLETEJEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU
Both coaches were quickly surrounded by bowing gentlemen, young gallants, and frolicsome students.
ERSKINE DALE--PIONEERJOHN FOX
Always charmingly dressed and delightfully vivacious, she floated from house to house in a frolicsome fairy kind of way.
A SON OF PERDITIONFERGUS HUME
Candeille had taken it into her frolicsome little head that she would like to go to London.
THE ELUSIVE PIMPERNELBARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
There was an absence of the frolicsome spirit so often seen among boys when in swimming.
THE BOY SCOUTS' FIRST CAMP FIREHERBERT CARTER
For traveling companion he had a young warrior of agreeable mien, bold and mercurial, alert and frolicsome.
THE CARLOVINGIAN COINSEUGNE SUE
Despite the usual stoicism and indifference of their race, the braves were as frolicsome as so many school-boys.
NED IN THE BLOCK-HOUSEEDWARD S. ELLIS
WORDS RELATED TO FROLICSOME
- antic
- blithe
- cheerful
- coltish
- comical
- elvish
- flirtatious
- frisky
- frolicsome
- full of pep
- gamesome
- gay
- good-natured
- impish
- jaunty
- jesting
- jocund
- joking
- joyous
- lighthearted
- lively
- merry
- mirthful
- mischievous
- prankish
- puckish
- rollicking
- snappy
- spirited
- sportive
- sprightly
- teasing
- tongue-in-cheek
- vivacious
- waggish
- whimsical
- zippy
- antic
- coltish
- considerate
- devil-may-care
- fair
- frisky
- frolicsome
- game
- gamesome
- gay
- generous
- gentlemanly
- impish
- jaunty
- joyous
- kittenish
- larkish
- lively
- merry
- mischievous
- reasonable
- roguish
- rollicking
- sportive
- sportsmanlike
- sportsmanly
- sprightly
- square
- square dealing
- square shooting
- straight shooting
- waggish
- wild
- active
- agile
- airy
- alert
- animate
- animated
- blithe
- bouncy
- breezy
- bright
- brisk
- cheerful
- cheery
- chipper
- chirpy
- clever
- dapper
- dashing
- energetic
- fairylike
- frolicsome
- gay
- good
- grooving
- hyper
- jaunty
- jolly
- joyous
- jumping
- keen
- keen-witted
- light
- lively
- nimble
- peppy
- perky
- playful
- quick
- quick-witted
- saucy
- scintillating
- smart
- snappy
- spirited
- sportive
- spry
- swinging
- zappy
- zingy
- zippy
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