coltish
coltish · more coltish · most coltish
Resembling a colt, especiallyResembling a colt, especially: Lively, playful and undisciplined (often in a manner judged to be immature).
Meaning
2 sensesResembling a colt, especially:
Lively, playful and undisciplined (often in a manner judged to be immature).
Tall, thin and awkward (especially of an older child or adolescent).
More definitions
- given to merry frolicking
Origin
From Middle English coltyssh. By surface analysis, colt + -ish.From Middle English coltyssh. By surface analysis, colt + -ish.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more coltish, most coltish| Comparative | more coltish Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most coltish Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
10 synonymsClose in meaning
- given to merry frolicking:frolicsomefrolickyrollickingsportive
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form