FRISKILY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

friskily

adverb

Definition of friskily

as in playfully

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Teams LeBron spurned, including the Heat and Timberwolves, have seen players like Bam Adebayo and Anthony Edwards playfully vow to challenge him.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
At one point, Pataky playfully shoved her husband into a waterfall.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of playfully

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The neon lights began to move about briskly, like gleaming whirligig beetles, and the lights on the advertising tower closest to the stadium flickered across the Squirrel-brand margarine ad.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
On Saturday morning, which coincided with Vroman’s summer sale, three separate registers had briskly moving lines of 15-20 people or more around the store.

— Erik Pedersen, Daily News, 28 July 2026

Definition of briskly

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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

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Alex Stepney was the Londoner who won the European Cup, played 539 United games and is still sprightly aged 83.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 27 July 2026
At 93, sprightly referee Frank Foster is still brandishing red and yellow cards and running the field three times a week for his local soccer association.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of sprightly

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