frolicsome

Etymology

frolic + -some

adj

  1. Characterised or marked by frolicking; playful.
    A rollicksome frolicsome rare old cock / As ever did nothing was our dog Jock; / A gleesome fleasome affectionate beast, / As slow at a fight, as swift at a feast […] a. 1884, James Payn, On Our Dog Jock
    To some, the very word "playsuit", with its frolicsome associations, will induce the conviction that this is not an item of clothing to be seen alive in. 2007-05-10, “Pick of the week - playsuits”, in The Guardian

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