coltish

[ kohl-tish ]

/ ˈkoʊl tɪʃ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR coltish ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

playful; frolicsome.

of, relating to, or resembling a colt.

not trained or disciplined; unruly; wild.

Origin of coltish

1350–1400; Middle English. See colt, -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM coltish

colt·ish·ly, adverbcolt·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby coltish

colpotomy, colpoxerosis, colt, coltan, colter, coltish, Colton, Coltrane, coltsfoot, colubrid, colubrine

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Example sentences from the Web for coltish

Old Bess was rearing and plunging with a coltish animation quite inconsistent with the dignity of her twenty-three years.
Peggy Raymond's Vacation|Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
The Professor's Coltish Daughter regained her adolescent poise, which was considerable.
What's He Doing in There?|Fritz Reuter Leiber
"He may be dead or dying," the Professor's Coltish Daughter suggested briskly.
What's He Doing in There?|Fritz Reuter Leiber
It was a clean-limbed, coltish lass of thirteen who gained the race and sprang first into the arms of Muckle Alick.
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

Rousing themselves from coltish recollections of their own, perhaps, the horses began to trot.
Old Caravan Days|Mary Hartwell Catherwood

British Dictionary definitions for coltish

coltish

/ (ˈkəʊltɪʃ) /

adjective

inexperienced; unruly

playful and lively

Derived forms of coltish

coltishly, adverbcoltishness, noun

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单词	coltish
释义	coltish [ kohl-tish ] / ˈkoʊl tɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR coltish ON THESAURUS.COM adjective playful; frolicsome. of, relating to, or resembling a colt. not trained or disciplined; unruly; wild. Origin of coltish 1350–1400; Middle English. See colt, -ish¹ OTHER WORDS FROM coltish colt·ish·ly, adverbcolt·ish·ness, noun Words nearby coltish colpotomy, colpoxerosis, colt, coltan, colter, coltish, Colton, Coltrane, coltsfoot, colubrid, colubrine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coltish Old Bess was rearing and plunging with a coltish animation quite inconsistent with the dignity of her twenty-three years. Peggy Raymond's Vacation\|Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith The Professor's Coltish Daughter regained her adolescent poise, which was considerable. What's He Doing in There?\|Fritz Reuter Leiber "He may be dead or dying," the Professor's Coltish Daughter suggested briskly. What's He Doing in There?\|Fritz Reuter Leiber It was a clean-limbed, coltish lass of thirteen who gained the race and sprang first into the arms of Muckle Alick. Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City\|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett Rousing themselves from coltish recollections of their own, perhaps, the horses began to trot. Old Caravan Days\|Mary Hartwell Catherwood British Dictionary definitions for coltish coltish / (ˈkəʊltɪʃ) / adjective inexperienced; unruly playful and lively Derived forms of coltish coltishly, adverbcoltishness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to coltish whimsical, spirited, impish, frisky, joking, flirtatious, cheerful, good-natured, mischievous, lively, sprightly, tongue-in-cheek, comical, lighthearted, playful, jumpy, game, square, antic, fair
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coltish

adjective

Origin of coltish

OTHER WORDS FROM coltish

Words nearby coltish

Example sentences from the Web for coltish

British Dictionary definitions for coltish

adjective

Derived forms of coltish

Words related to coltish