rollicksome

[ rol-ik-suh m ]
/ ˈrɒl ɪk səm /

adjective

rollicking; frolicsome.

Origin of rollicksome

First recorded in 1840–50; rollick + -some1

OTHER WORDS FROM rollicksome

rol·lick·some·ness, noun

Words nearby rollicksome

rollerball, rollerblade, rolliche, rollick, rollicking, rollicksome, rolling, rolling bearing, rolling boil, rolling friction, rolling hitch

Example sentences from the Web for rollicksome

  • They fill this window with the rarest, rosiest, most rollicksome flowers.

    An American Girl Abroad |Adeline Trafton

  • They did make a song of it, and it was a frolicsome song and pitched to a rollicksome key.

    The Life of the Party |Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb