/?ko?l.t??/A coltishpersonisyoungandenergeticbutawkward:（年轻人）精力充沛但动作笨拙的Gigi is a coltishyounggirlgrowingup in turn-of-the-centuryParis.吉吉是世纪之交在巴黎长大的精力充沛但动作笨拙的小姑娘。coltishlimbs充满活力但动作笨拙的四肢SeecoltMore examples
She was coltish; now she'swomanly.
I've alwayslikedyourcoltishenthusiasm.
She wascharmingand coltish, abitlike aschoolgirlat her firstgrown-upparty.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesEnergetic and lively
ablaze
alive
barnstorming
be alive and well/kickingidiom
be as fresh as a daisyidiom
be full of beansidiom
frisky
frolic
frolicsome
fury
go-getting
high-octane
indefatigable
refreshingly
rejuvenate
rejuvenation
rumbustious
rumbustiously
spark plug
vigorous
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Examplesofcoltish
coltishIt is so often the gate of the road to trouble, and it is not just teenagers beingcoltish, but parents growing older and less sympathetic.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0I was beingcoltishand foolish and childlike.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/coltish##
