Etymology

coltish

C3O1L1T1I1S1H4

Today it means: Lively, playful and undisciplined (often in a manner judged to be immature). Full definition →

Middle English coltyssh
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcoltyssh
  2. English todaycoltish

From Middle English coltyssh. By surface analysis, colt + -ish.

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