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larkish

larkish adjective: joky; mischievously high-spirited.

Adjective

larkish (comparative more larkish, superlative most larkish)

  1. Joky; mischievously high-spirited.
    • What kept his devices from feeling larkish was a sly vocal intimation: even at his most weirdly expressive, Mr. Henriksen seemed to be speaking or singing through his horn.2009 June 19, Nate Chinen, “Territory of Two Norwegian Trumpeters”, in New York Times

Forms of larkish

comparativemore larkish
superlativemost larkish

Origin of larkish

From lark + -ish.

Words formed from larkish

Questions about larkish

What does larkish mean?
Larkish means joky; mischievously high-spirited.
What part of speech is larkish?
Larkish is an adjective.

Words near larkish in the dictionary

  1. Larkinism
  2. Larkinist
  3. Larkinists
  4. Larkins
  5. Larkinson
  6. larkish
  7. larkishly
  8. larklike
  9. larkling
  10. larklings
  11. larks

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