FROLICSOME

coltish, frolicsome, frolicky, rollicking, sportive

(adjective) given to merry frolicking; “frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

frolicsome (comparative more frolicsome, superlative most frolicsome)

Characterised or marked by frolicking; playful.

Source: Wiktionary


Frol"ic*some, a.

Definition: Full of gayety and mirth; given to pranks; sportive. Old England, who takes a frolicsome brain fever once every two or three years, for the benefit of her doctors. Sir W. Scott.

– Frol"ic*some*ly, adv.

– Frol"ic*some*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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