colt
She was coltish; now she's womanly.
I've always liked your coltish enthusiasm.
She was charming and coltish, a bit like a schoolgirl at her first grown-up party.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Energetic and lively
ablaze
alive
astir
barnstorming
be alive and well/kickingidiom
be as fresh as a daisyidiom
be full of beansidiom
boisterous
crackling
friskily
frisky
frolic
frolicsome
fury
go-getting
refreshed
refreshingly
rejuvenate
rejuvenation
rumbustious
Examples of coltish
coltish
It is so often the gate of the road to trouble, and it is not just teenagers being
coltish, but parents growing older and less sympathetic.
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I was being
coltish and foolish and childlike.
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Wikipedia
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