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frisky (adj.)
"gaily active," c. 1500, from Middle English adjective
frisk
"lively" (see
frisk
(v.) +
-y
(2). Related:
Friskiness
.
risky (adj.)
1825, from
risk
(n.) +
-y
(2).
Riskful
in same sense is from 1793. Related:
Riskiness
.