friskier; friskiest
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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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But then Che gets frisky with Miranda and Lyle jumps in.
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Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 6 July 2023
Kimani Vidal ran for a school-record 248 yards and Gunnar Watson threw four touchdown passes as Troy outlasted frisky Stephen F. Austin 48-30 at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 2023
Couple that with a blissful shuffle beat and frisky keyboards and the result is a glorious confection with bite.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
This frisky escapade known as her Summer Carnival launched in June in England before hitting stateside in late July.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
Cleveland had just finished a fun, frisky 44-win season during which the Cavs created a winning identity without LeBron James for the first time in decades.
—Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 13 July 2023
His complicated reconciliation with Paige may be the meat of the series, but his frisky relationship with his on-off girlfriend Nadine (a fabulous Brenda Strong) and his affectionate mentorship of his grandson make for some of the sweetest moments.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2023
This revving, frisky 45 is a logbook containing the codes and call signs of the postwar dispensation.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 4 May 2023
The young plants can be easily destroyed by the chewing and rolling of a frisky feline.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2023
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Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 6 July 2023
Kimani Vidal ran for a school-record 248 yards and Gunnar Watson threw four touchdown passes as Troy outlasted frisky Stephen F. Austin 48-30 at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 2023
Couple that with a blissful shuffle beat and frisky keyboards and the result is a glorious confection with bite.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
This frisky escapade known as her Summer Carnival launched in June in England before hitting stateside in late July.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
Cleveland had just finished a fun, frisky 44-win season during which the Cavs created a winning identity without LeBron James for the first time in decades.
—Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 13 July 2023
His complicated reconciliation with Paige may be the meat of the series, but his frisky relationship with his on-off girlfriend Nadine (a fabulous Brenda Strong) and his affectionate mentorship of his grandson make for some of the sweetest moments.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2023
This revving, frisky 45 is a logbook containing the codes and call signs of the postwar dispensation.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 4 May 2023
The young plants can be easily destroyed by the chewing and rolling of a frisky feline.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2023
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First Known Use
circa 1500, in the meaning defined above
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“Frisky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frisky. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.
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