yvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

coltish

[ kohl-tish ]

adjective

  1. playful; frolicsome.
  2. of, relating to, or resembling a colt.
  3. not trained or disciplined; unruly; wild.


coltish

/ ˈəʊɪʃ /

adjective

  1. inexperienced; unruly
  2. playful and lively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈDZپ, adverb
  • ˈDZپԱ, noun
Discover More

Other yvlog Forms

  • DZi· adverb
  • DZi·Ա noun
Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of coltish1

1350–1400; Middle English. See colt, -ish 1
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

One of the youngsters was a coltish winger from Carmagnola, a pretty market town just south of Turin.

From

The requirements of intimacy acting aside, she brings coltish physicality and expressive flush to all her scenes — whether lonely or laughing, aggravated or emboldened.

From

A pariah born with severe deformities, including an arm that’s longer than his coltish legs — when he runs, it trails him as perilously as Isadora Duncan’s scarf — Inu-oh hides his face under a gourd mask.

From

And those girls are indeed a light: Sidney and Singleton show giggly chemistry as sisters and coltish joy on the tennis courts.

From

By starring in her own film, Lindon makes her own youth apparent as an artist, as well as the youth of her character, who remains coltish and childlike.

From

Advertisement

Related yvlogs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement