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friskily

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

in a frisky manner

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a playfully frisky manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he moves about friskily despite his age

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English frisky Middle English -ly English -ly English friskily From frisky + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: folâtrement — in a frisky manner
  • Georgian: მკვირცხლად (mḳvircxlad) — in a frisky manner
  • Norman: folâtrément — in a frisky manner
  • Polish: skocznie — in a frisky manner
  • Polish: żwawo — in a frisky manner
  • Polish: swawolnie — in a frisky manner
  • Polish: rzutko — in a frisky manner
  • Polish: energicznie — in a frisky manner
  • Polish: dziarsko — in a frisky manner
  • Polish: rześko — in a frisky manner
  • Polish: rzeźwo — in a frisky manner