friskier; friskiest
Examples of frisky in a Sentence
The kids were frisky after all that candy.
a frisky kid who keeps the class in stitches with his jokes
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Others relish the frisky sounds of sleigh bells and triumphant cascades of horns that embellish so many holiday classics.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
The zebras pranced, all frisky energy; the elephants, lumbering and mournful, trailed behind with their ancient thoughts.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Along the way, though, Dylan’s transformation from frisky, plucky folk upstart — a walking, talking, cap-wearing version of the Anthology of Folk Music collection everyone was discovering at the time — to master of his domain is heard in large and small ways.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
At worst, the Bucks should be frisky.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
The zebras pranced, all frisky energy; the elephants, lumbering and mournful, trailed behind with their ancient thoughts.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Along the way, though, Dylan’s transformation from frisky, plucky folk upstart — a walking, talking, cap-wearing version of the Anthology of Folk Music collection everyone was discovering at the time — to master of his domain is heard in large and small ways.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
At worst, the Bucks should be frisky.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frisky
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“Frisky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frisky. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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