colt´ish|ness

colt´ish|ness
colt|ish «KOHL tihsh», adjective.
like a colt; lively and frisky: »

Figurative. He is still up to his old coltish tricks, beginning slowly and swerving badly (New Yorker).

colt´ish|ly, adverb.
colt´ish|ness, noun.

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  • colt´ish|ly — colt|ish «KOHL tihsh», adjective. like a colt; lively and frisky: »Figurative. He is still up to his old coltish tricks, beginning slowly and swerving badly (New Yorker). –colt´ish|ly, adverb. –colt´ish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • colt|ish — «KOHL tihsh», adjective. like a colt; lively and frisky: »Figurative. He is still up to his old coltish tricks, beginning slowly and swerving badly (New Yorker). –colt´ish|ly, adverb. –colt´ish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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  • coltish — colt•ish [[t]ˈkoʊl tɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) playful; frolicsome 2) of, pertaining to, or resembling a colt 3) not trained or disciplined; unruly; wild • Etymology: 1350–1400 colt′ish•ly, adv. colt′ish•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Coltish — Colt ish, a. Like a colt; wanton; frisky. [1913 Webster] He was all coltish, full of ragery. Chaucer. {Colt ish*ly}, adv. {Colt ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Coltishly — Coltish Colt ish, a. Like a colt; wanton; frisky. [1913 Webster] He was all coltish, full of ragery. Chaucer. {Colt ish*ly}, adv. {Colt ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Coltishness — Coltish Colt ish, a. Like a colt; wanton; frisky. [1913 Webster] He was all coltish, full of ragery. Chaucer. {Colt ish*ly}, adv. {Colt ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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