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Definitions

coltish

[kohl-tish] / ˈkoʊl tɪʃ /
ADJECTIVE
frisky
Synonyms
STRONGEST
jumpy lively playful
WEAK
active antic bouncy dashing feeling one's oats frolicsome full of beans gamesome high-spirited in high spirits kittenish larkish peppy prankish rollicking romping spirited sportive wicked zesty zippy
Antonyms
WEAK
depressed down lifeless
ADJECTIVE
frolicsome
Synonyms
WEAK
antic frisky fun gamesome gay gleeful happy impish jocular jovial kittenish lively merry mischievous roguish rollicking sportive sprightly
Antonyms
WEAK
serious staid stiff
ADJECTIVE
playful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cheerful comical flirtatious frisky good-natured impish joking lighthearted lively mischievous spirited sprightly tongue-in-cheek whimsical
WEAK
antic blithe elvish feeling one's oats frolicsome full of pep gamesome gay jaunty jesting jocund joyous merry mirthful prankish puckish rollicking snappy sportive teasing vivacious waggish zippy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
apathetic behaved depressed dispirited grave inactive lazy lethargic lifeless sad serious unhappy
WEAK
humorless working
ADJECTIVE
sporting
Synonyms
STRONG
antic fair game rollicking square
WEAK
considerate devil-may-care frisky frolicsome gamesome gay generous gentlemanly impish jaunty joyous kittenish larkish lively merry mischievous reasonable roguish sportive sportsmanlike sportsmanly sprightly square dealing square-shooting straight shooting waggish wild
Antonyms
WEAK
unsporting
ADJECTIVE
sporting/sportive
Synonyms
WEAK
antic considerate devil-may-care frisky frolicsome full of fun game gamesome gay generous impish jaunty joyous larkish lively merry mischievous reasonable roguish rollicking sportspersonlike sprightly square wild
Antonyms
WEAK
unfair unplayful unsporting

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

Ramirez muttered and sighed as the teens, with their baby faces and coltish bodies, bumbled a run-through.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2019

It is a coltish thing, smooth and oddly muscular.

From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 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

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.