rollicking
11rollicking — adjective Date: 1811 boisterously carefree, joyful, or high spirited < a rollicking adventure film > …
12rollicking — rollickingly, adv. rollickingness, n. /rol i king/, adj. 1. carefree and joyous: They had a rollicking good time. 2. swaggering; boisterous. [1805 15; ROLLICK + ING2] Syn. 1. jolly, hearty, merry, gay, exuberant. * * * …
13rollicking — rol|lick|ing [ ralıkıŋ ] adjective only before noun loud, enjoyable, and full of energy: a rollicking party …
14rollicking — /ˈrɒlɪkɪŋ / (say roliking) adjective swaggering and jolly: *He strained his ears for the rollicking chorus of navvies songs. –ion l. idriess, 1932. Also, rollicksome /ˈrɒlɪksəm/ (say roliksuhm) …
15rollicking — adjective carefree, merry and boisterous …
16rollicking — Synonyms and related words: animated, antic, blustering, blusterous, blustery, boisterous, bullying, capersome, cheerful, coltish, exuberant, frisky, frolicsome, full of beans, gamesome, gay, glad, happy, harum scarum, hearty, hectoring, joyful,… …
17rollicking — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. jolly, exuberant, high spirited, carefree; see jaunty . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. lively, frisky, playful, jolly, carefree, mirthful, jovial, spirited, rip roaring, romping, boisterous. ANT.: subdued, sad,… …
18rollicking — rol·lick || rÉ‘lɪk / rÉ’l v. frolic, behave in a carefree and playful manner …
19rollicking — rollicking1 adjective exuberantly lively and amusing. Derivatives rollick verb Origin C19: prob. dialect, perh. a blend of romp and frolic. rollicking2 (also rollocking) noun Brit. informal a severe reprimand …
20rollicking — a. Frolicsome, jolly, frolicking, playful, sportive, lively, frisky, full of frolic, swaggering, jovial …
