Meanings
comparative friskier · superlative friskiest
- Abounding in energy or playfulness.
He had his hands full, with three frisky kittens in the house.
Synonyms: energetic, enthusiastic, frolicsome, lively, playful
- informalSexually aroused.
It was the shots. It had to be. LeClair had declined to explain what was in them, but they'd all been feeling energized, sharper, friskier since the injections. Something to do with McInnis' promise of advanced Foundation healthcare, he supposed. Maybe even O5 shit. Well, no harm done so far.
2023 October 22, HarryBlank, “Waiting to Happen”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 23 May 2024Synonyms: horny
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAbounding in energy or playfulness.
adjectiveSexually aroused.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian игрив, скоклив
- игрив (igriv)playful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- скоклив (skokliv)playful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
Czech čilý, živý
- čilýplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- živýplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- rozpustilýplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
Finnish leikkisä, eloisa
- leikkisäplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- eloisaplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- kiihottunutsexually aroused
- kiimainensexually aroused
French taquin
- taquinsexually aroused
German lebhaft, energiegeladen
- lebhaftplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- energiegeladenplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- verspieltplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- herumtollendplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- umherspringendplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- (sexuell) erregtsexually aroused
- geilsexually aroused
- heißsexually aroused
- spitzsexually aroused
- rolligsexually aroused
Hungarian energikus, élénk
- energikusplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- élénkplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- vidámplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- játékosplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- elevenplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- ugribugriplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- ficánkolóplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- pajkosplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- dévajplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- fickóssexually aroused
- kanossexually aroused
Irish foléimneach, damhsach
- foléimneachplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- damhsachplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- macnasachsexually aroused
Italian vispo, vivace
- vispoplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- vivaceplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- allegroplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
Latin lascīvus, lascīvus
- lascīvusplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- lascīvussexually aroused
- petulcussexually aroused
Māori pukutākaro, hauoraora
- pukutākaroplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- hauoraoraplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- ngangahauplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
Polish skoczny, żwawy
- skocznyplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- żwawyplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- swawolnyplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- rzutkiplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- energicznyplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- ożywionyplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- dziarskiplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- rześkiplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- rzeźwyplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- podnieconysexually aroused
- napalonysexually aroused
Portuguese pimpão, vivaz
- pimpãoplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- vivazplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- pimpãosexually aroused
Russian игри́вый, резвый
- игри́вый (igrívyj)playful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- резвый (rezvyj)playful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- игри́вый (igrívyj)sexually aroused
Spanish juguetón, enérgico
- juguetónplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- enérgicoplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- vivazplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
- entusiastaplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
Tagalog malikot
- malikotplayful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with frisky
All rhymes →Cite this entry
frisky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frisky
“frisky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frisky. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frisky,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frisky.
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