larkish
adjEtymology From lark + -ish.
1
Joky; mischievously high-spirited.
- What kept his devices from feeling larkish was a sly vocal intimation: even at his most weirdly expressive, Mr. Henriksen seemed to be speaking or singing through his horn.2009 June 19, Nate Chinen, “Territory of Two Norwegian Trumpeters”, in New York Times:
- Derived terms
- larkishly