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coltish

[ kohl-tish ]

/ ˈkoʊl tɪʃ /

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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, adverb colt·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby coltish

colpoxerosis, colt, colt distemper, coltan, colter, coltish, colton, coltrane, coltsfoot, colubrid, colubrine

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, adverb coltishness, noun