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Definition of Rollicking
1. Adjective. Given to merry frolicking. "Frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes"
Similar to: Playful
Derivative terms: Frolicsomeness, Sportiveness
Definition of Rollicking
1. Verb. (present participle of rollick) ¹
2. Adjective. carefree, merry and boisterous ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rollicking
1. rollick [v] - See also: rollick
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rollicking
Literary usage of Rollicking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"THE rollicking MASTODON A rollicking Mastodon lived in Spain, In the trunk of a
Tranquil Tree. ... rollicking ..."
2. The Savoy Opera and the Savoyards by Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald (1899)
"... of the Sally Lunn and bun which would bring a rueful smile to the face even
of the most dyspeptic. The 'rollicking bun ' has become ' a common form. ..."
3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1862)
"... found in the world than that possessed by the intelligent, rollicking printer.
The State Journal has given to the confederate service some fifteen men. ..."
4. The Savoy Opera and the Savoyards by Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald (1894)
"The 'rollicking bun ' has become ' a common form.' The success of this experiment—and
it was little more than an experiment—encouraged the partners to give ..."
5. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"... in loco—A rollicking world of happy fools—Endless sunshine of some sort—
Greenwich Fair was worth a hundred of it—They thundered past, never drawing ..."
6. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"... loco—A rollicking world of happy fools—Endless sunshine of some sort—• Greenwich
Fair was worth a hundred of it—They thundered past, never drawing rein ..."
7. Joseph Pennell's Pictures in the Land of Templesby Joseph Pennell by Joseph Pennell (1915)
"... without blasphemy, to share in the happiness of their people—indeed, took it
in good part when they were the subject of rollicking jests. ..."
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