frisky

adjective

ˈfri-skē 

friskier; friskiest

: inclined to frisk : playful

frisky puppies

also : lively

a frisky performance

friskily

ˈfri-skə-lē 

adverb

friskiness

ˈfri-skē-nəs 

noun

Synonyms of frisky

• playful

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

Recent Examples on the Web

If the Marbella Club is the grande dame of this Andalusian resort town, Puente Romano Marbella is its younger, friskier sister on the Golden Mile. — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026

Music, in fact, punctuates the intense dramatic story arcs in Wilde’s third directorial feature, an Edward Albee-like relationship dramedy set around a frisky dinner get-together between two couples in a San Francisco apartment building. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 1 July 2026

The Chicago White Sox have smartly brought together a collection of international talents, veteran reclamation projects and frisky young prospects this season. — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 8 June 2026

Nilsson’s depiction of bodies past their prime conjures not the pitiless naturalism of Joan Semmel or Alice Neel, but something friskier, more delighted. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1500, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for frisky

• risky
• whiskey
• whisky

Kids Definition

frisky

adjective

ˈfris-kē 

friskier; friskiest

: tending to frisk : playful

frisky puppies

also : lively

a frisky performance

friskily

-kə-lē 

adverb

friskiness

-kē-nəs 

noun