rollicking

rol·lick·ing

adjective \ˈrä-li-kiŋ\

Definition of ROLLICKING

: boisterously carefree, joyful, or high-spirited <a rollicking adventure film>

Examples of ROLLICKING

1. We had a rollicking good time.
2. <reunions with his friends from college were usually rollicking affairs>

First Known Use of ROLLICKING

1811

Related to ROLLICKING

Synonyms

hell-raising, knockabout, rambunctious, raucous, robustious, roisterous, boisterous, rowdy, rumbustious [chiefly British]

Antonyms

orderly

Related Words

callithumpian, carnival, carnivalesque, larrikin [chiefly Australian], raffish, rampageous, raucous, riotous, rowdyish, ruffianly; stormy, tempestuous, turbulent, violent; headstrong, intractable, obstreperous, recalcitrant, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, undisciplined, ungovernable, uninhibited, unmanageable, unreserved, unrestrained, unruly, wild, willful (or wilful); bubbly, buoyant, effervescent, exuberant, high-spirited, impassioned, lively, sprightly, vivacious; clamorous, loudmouthed, noisy, openmouthed, rackety, strident, vociferous; howling, screaming, yelling

Near Antonyms

sedate, sober, solemn, somber (or sombre), staid; decorous, dignified, proper, seemly; calm, hushed, noiseless, peaceful, placid, quiet, restrained, serene, silent, soundless, tranquil; collected, composed, constrained, controlled, imperturbable, inhibited, repressed, self-controlled, unflappable, unruffled; moderate, reasonable, subdued, temperate; impassive, phlegmatic, stoic (or stoical), stolid; depressed; aloof, detached, indifferent

Rhymes with ROLLICKING

brain-picking, flat-picking, high-sticking, nit-picking