" friskily "

1: as in playfully, sportively;

•  Synonyms : 

•  gamesomely,

•  playfully,

•  skittishly,

•  sportively,

•  airily,

•  animatedly,

•  animately,

•  bouncily,

•  buoyantly,

•  gaily,

•  high-spiritedly,

•  livelily,

•  lively,

•  perkily,

•  pertly,

•  snappily,

•  sparkily,

•  spiritedly,

•  sprightly,

•  trippingly,

•  vivaciously,

•  briskly,

•  crisply,

•  effervescently,

•  energetically,

•  jazzily,

•  racily,

•  springily,

•  breezily,

•  cockily,

•  dapperly,

•  dashingly,

•  jauntily,

•  agilely,

•  nimbly,

•  spryly,

•  allegro

•  Antonyms : 

•  dully,

•  inanimately,

•  sluggishly,

•  tardily,

•  halfheartedly,

•  idly,

•  indolently,

•  lazily,

•  lethargically,

•  slothfully,

•  heavily,

•  inactively,

•  listlessly,

•  tiredly,

•  wearily

1: given to good-natured joking or teasing;

  * e.g., " ... a frisky kid who keeps the class in stitches with his jokes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  antic,

•  coltish,

•  elfish,

•  fay,

•  frolicsome,

•  larky,

•  playful,

•  rollicking,

•  sportful,

•  sportive

•  Antonyms : 

•  earnest,

•  serious-minded,

•  sober,

•  sobersided

2: having much high-spirited energy and movement;

  * e.g., " ... the frisky colt didn't like to be kept in his stall "

•  Synonyms : 

•  active,

•  airy,

•  animate,

•  animated,

•  bouncing,

•  brisk,

•  energetic,

•  gay,

•  jaunty,

•  jazzy,

•  kinetic,

•  lively,

•  mettlesome,

•  peppy,

•  perky,

•  pert,

•  pizzazzy,

•  racy,

•  snappy,

•  spanking,

•  sparky,

•  spirited,

•  sprightly,

•  springy,

•  vital,

•  vivacious,

•  zippy

•  Antonyms : 

•  dead,

•  inactive,

•  inanimate,

•  lackadaisical,

•  languid,

•  languishing,

•  languorous,

•  leaden,

•  lifeless,

•  limp,

•  listless,

•  spiritless,

•  vapid