ROLLICKING


Meaning of ROLLICKING in English

adjective

1. : unrestrained in speech or behavior : boisterous , swaggering

a reckless, rollicking set — Herman Melville

with all his rollicking rudeness, curiosity, and crudeness of dress — E.M.Coulter

2. : light-heartedly gay : having or expressing a carefree joyousness

the comic novels … are jolly, rollicking affairs — John Barkham

weep at the songs of sorrow, stamp their feet in joy at the rollicking songs — Louise L. Davis

• rol·lick·ing·ly adverb

• rol·lick·ing·ness noun -es

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.