Exuberant vs Frisky - What's the difference?
exuberant | frisky |
(of people) Very high-spirited; extremely energetic and enthusiastic.
* 1882 , , "The Lady or the Tiger?":
* 1961 , , Catch-22 :
(of things that grow) Abundant, luxuriant, profuse, superabundant.
* 1972 , Ken Lemmon, "Restoration Work at Studley Royal," Garden History , vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 22:
playful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
(informal) Sexually stimulated; horny
As adjectives the difference between exuberant and frisky
is that exuberant is exuberant while frisky is playful; energetic; lively; enthusiastic.exuberant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into facts.
- She was a tall, earthy, exuberant girl with long hair and a pretty face.
- The County Architect's Department is starting to pleach trees to open up these vistas, now almost hidden by the exuberant growth.
References
* Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989. * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996. ----frisky
English
Adjective
(er)- He had his hands full, with three frisky kittens in the house.