Flisky

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Frisky; inclined to flisk (frisk) or caper. Northern-England, Scotland

    "You're like ADAM BLACK's poney, Flisky, and pranky, and no very canny;[…]"

  2. 2
    Sprinkly; flisking. Northern-England, Scotland

    "First came fitful scuds of rain, "flisky" rain they call it, loose outriders of the storm, spurning the soft ice, as they dashed by, and lashing the woodman's windows."

Example

More examples

"You're like ADAM BLACK's poney, Flisky, and pranky, and no very canny;[…]"

Etymology

From flisk + -y.

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