| 单词 | coltish |
| 释义 | coltish (once / 22600 pages) adj An energetic, playful person can be described as coltish. A coltish preschooler might skip happily across the room and then slide to a stop in her socks. There's something a little young and awkward implied in the word coltish, which arose in the 14th century from the sense of a colt, or young horse, as a lively, frolicking, long-legged creature. Skinny-legged teenagers dashing around a mall are coltish, and a soccer team of five year-olds is made up of happy, coltish players. WORD FAMILYcoltish: coltishly, sportively+/colt: coltish, colts USAGE EXAMPLESPlayed by Salomé Richard, she exudes an energy that some might call coltish. New York Times(Nov 24, 2016) It’s wispy, wood-nymphy stuff that falls loosely on a coltishly feminine, boyishly rumpled creature that the brand has dubbed the Chloé girl. Wall Street Journal(Mar 28, 2016) Like many 20-year-olds, the ensemble has moved past its coltish, awkward years into hip assurance. Washington Post(Mar 08, 2016) adj given to merry frolicking Syn frolicky, frolicsome, rollicking, sportive playful full of fun and high spirits |
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