frisky

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frisky

  • /ˈfɹɪski/

Rhymes with -ɪski

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English frisk

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English frisky

From frisk + -y.

adjective friskier · friskiest

  1. Abounding in energy or playfulness. He had his hands full, with three frisky kittens in the house.
  2. informal Sexually aroused. It was the shots. It had to be. LeClair had declined to explain what was in them, but they'd all been feeling energized, sharper, friskier since the injections. Something to do with McInnis' promise of advanced Foundation healthcare, he supposed. Maybe even O5 shit. Well, no harm done so far.

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