frolicsome
adj/ˈfrɒlɪksəm/ · /ˈfrɑlɪksəm/
Etymology From frolic + -some.
1
Characterised or marked by frolicking; playful.
- A rollicksome frolicsome rare old cock / As ever did nothing was our dog Jock; / A gleesome fleasome affectionate beast, / As slow at a fight, as swift at a feast […]a. 1884, James Payn, On Our Dog Jock:
- To some, the very word "playsuit", with its frolicsome associations, will induce the conviction that this is not an item of clothing to be seen alive in.2007 May 10, “Pick of the week - playsuits”, in The Guardian:
- Derived terms
- frolicsomely, frolicsomeness, unfrolicsome