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English
Etymology
From frolic + -some.
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Adjective
frolicsome (comparative more frolicsome, superlative most frolicsome)
- Characterised or marked by frolicking; playful.
a. 1884, James Payn, On Our Dog Jock:A rollicksome frolicsome rare old cock / As ever did nothing was our dog Jock; / A gleesome fleasome affectionate beast, / As slow at a fight, as swift at a feast
2007 May 10, “Pick of the week - playsuits”, in The Guardian:To some, the very word "playsuit", with its frolicsome associations, will induce the conviction that this is not an item of clothing to be seen alive in.
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