Frolicly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a frolicsome manner; gaily or joyfully. obsolete

    "Comming to ſee you, I was ſet upon, / I and my men, as we were ſinging frolickly, / Not dreaming of an ambuſh of baſe rogues, / Set on ith' forreſt, [...]"

Example

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"Comming to ſee you, I was ſet upon, / I and my men, as we were ſinging frolickly, / Not dreaming of an ambuſh of baſe rogues, / Set on ith' forreſt, [...]"

Etymology

From frolic + -ly.

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