Flisky
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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 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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