The brother-in-law eyed her with bewildered disapproval, and in the disjointed accents peculiar to surprise was heard to make use of the words "friskiness" and "gallivanting" and "old enough to know better." ❋ Unknown (1903)
My Uncle Bill was in that condition which is peculiarly apt to manifest itself in the youth of well-conducted families on Sunday evenings, – a kind of friskiness of spirits which appears to be a reactionary state from the spiritual tension of the day, inclining him to skirmish round on all the borders and outskirts of permitted pleasantry, and threatening every minute to burst out into most unbecoming uproariousness. ❋ Unknown (1869)
His worshippers even feel it necessary to gird at characters deficient in sensual passion with a friskiness which is a little amusing when you connect it with the spectacles and the blameless life of a learned professor. ❋ Goldwin Smith (1866)
Guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Joey Baron drive Mr. Konitz to play with much more urgency and friskiness than I've heard in a while. ❋ Will Friedwald (2011)
Of being powerful enough to challenge Dominique Strauss Kahn's friskiness. ❋ Esq. Tiloma Jayasinghe (2011)
She's the intellectual equal of the aspiring senator, and as she teases him for eyeing her legs or dunks his BlackBerry in his coffee, she brings out the charismatic friskiness that he has submerged for the campaign. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Here's hoping most of it happens in the hot tub, because commitment-phobe or not, Brad the Bod is jacked and Mondays could use some more fleshy friskiness, mmkay? ❋ Unknown (2011)
Here, too, is a lighthearted musical comedy that celebrates the energy and romantic friskiness of rural folk - "The Bright Stream" takes place on a Soviet farm collective of the same name. ❋ Sarah Kaufman (2011)
The CR-Z has a friskiness about it that is reminiscent of the original CRX, but with a lot more refinement and less interior noise. ❋ Unknown (2010)
On the road The CR-Z has a friskiness about it that is reminiscent of the original CRX, but with a lot more refinement and less interior noise. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Alessan ran up to the beasthold to inspect the colt foal, expressing considerable pleasure in its strength and friskiness. ❋ Christian Bell (2010)
John McSame and Chimpy McFlightSuit (and their posse - Boner, EPA Dude, Abu Gonzalez, Turd Blossom, et. al.) are great targets for the snark, edginess, angst, grief, friskiness, whatever else you have to throw. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Despite his recent friskiness, Medvedev doesn't appear to fit the bill. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The enormous supporting cast is well-chosen, too, and Lartigau manages to produce a kind of wonderfully contained chaos in his scenes with the Chabat character's extended family, moving his camera and our attention from face to face, incident to incident, with friskiness, verve and impeccable timing. ❋ Unknown (2007)
But Chanel had learned to sew from an early age, and that skill, plus a certain defiant friskiness in her personality, opened doors. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Across the divide, Democratic steamroller Hillary Clinton is in denial over the rumored, er, friskiness of her husband, Bill. ❋ Carter, Graydon (2007)
If journalists are aware of this apparent friskiness, you can be damned sure Karl Rove and the Republican intelligence machine know about it, too. ❋ Carter, Graydon (2007)
See what good this philosophical friskiness has done you, and on what sort of ground you are come at last. ❋ Unknown (2006)
The showerhead was on a favourite setting, massage, but friskiness between the two bathers was kept to a minimum because the two lovers thought they had all the time in the world. ❋ Jay (2006)
