friskily

adverb

Definition of friskilynext
as in playfully

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  1. playfully
  2. briskly
  3. buoyantly
  4. skittishly
  5. sprightly
  6. airily
Adverb
  • Sandra Bullock kicked off the reel, playfully alluding to Abdy’s change in employment status.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The pastel-yellow lounge with its low ceiling and eclectic armchairs in the same soft hue playfully recalls the roaring twenties.
    — Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of playfully
Adverb
  • Guillot walked briskly into the other room and through the open window, ignoring his comrades' inquiries.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Buyers in rubber boots moved briskly between the rows, using hooks and flashlights to inspect the fat marbling and ruby-red sheen of each tail cross-section before the rapid-fire hand-signal bidding began.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of briskly
Adverb
  • The song's interplay between choir and orchestra is buoyantly euphoric, opening a door to bolder, more intentionally progressive and soulful sounds in the country's mainstream.
    — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 May 2025
Definition of buoyantly
Adverb
  • The horse, not sensing any guidance on its ribcage, begins to move skittishly in tight, concentric circles.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
  • While skittishly edited, the film nevertheless builds up Faithfull’s biography in basic chronological order.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Definition of skittishly
Adverb
  • Laden with modern conveniences, today's dahabeahs are admittedly no longer sprightly enough to be harried along by wind and sail; instead they are pushed and pulled by dinky-looking tugboats.
    — Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Halfway through Kurt Andersen’s sprightly new novel, The Breakup, Natalie and Asher, an estranged couple, are about to drop their daughter, Logan, off at an airport in Tennessee.
    — Chop Choppish Shop, Air Mail, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of sprightly
Adverb
  • Still, while these surfaces are clearly meant to reflect deeper emotional and cultural truths, Coppola’s mining of them is done glancingly, airily.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
Definition of airily
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“Friskily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friskily. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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