Rompish
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Given to boisterous play; inclined to romp.
Example
More examples"A jingle of tinkling bells mingled with the squeak of a viola; the guffaws of a rompish company blended with the tuneless chanting of discordant minstrels, and the gray parrot in its golden cage, suspended from one of the oaken beams of the ceiling, shook its feathers for the twentieth time and screamed vindictively at the roguish band."
Etymology
From romp + -ish.
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