Thesaurus / frolicsome
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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 BALZACThey acted like boys—more mischievous than boys in their most frolicsome moods.
THE RANGE BOSSCHARLES ALDEN SELTZERHe 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 TRAINShe, 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 ROUSSEAUBoth coaches were quickly surrounded by bowing gentlemen, young gallants, and frolicsome students.
ERSKINE DALE--PIONEERJOHN FOXAlways charmingly dressed and delightfully vivacious, she floated from house to house in a frolicsome fairy kind of way.
A SON OF PERDITIONFERGUS HUMECandeille had taken it into her frolicsome little head that she would like to go to London.
THE ELUSIVE PIMPERNELBARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZYThere was an absence of the frolicsome spirit so often seen among boys when in swimming.
THE BOY SCOUTS' FIRST CAMP FIREHERBERT CARTERFor traveling companion he had a young warrior of agreeable mien, bold and mercurial, alert and frolicsome.
THE CARLOVINGIAN COINSEUGNE SUEDespite the usual stoicism and indifference of their race, the braves were as frolicsome as so many school-boys.
NED IN THE BLOCK-HOUSEEDWARD S. ELLISWORDS RELATED TO FROLICSOME
- antic
- blithe
- cheerful
- coltish
- comical
- elvish
- feeling one's oats
- 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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