coltish
Example Sentences
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One of the youngsters was a coltish winger from Carmagnola, a pretty market town just south of Turin.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2023
And those girls are indeed a light: Sidney and Singleton show giggly chemistry as sisters and coltish joy on the tennis courts.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
But the Met orchestra sounded warm and alive, if a little uncharacteristically coltish at times, eager but a little sloppy.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2019
Fast forward 10 years and that coltish, mismatched City team seems entirely unrelated to the current high-spec model.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2018
Mindful of being a teenaged upstart in the company of such seasoned track deities as Jesse Owens and Glenn Cunningham, Louie curbed his coltish impulses and began growing a mustache.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
