adverb
- in a manner that is playful, lively, or exuberant like a young horse; with youthful exuberance or frisky behavior
Usage: often used to describe energetic or spirited movement or behavior
Examples
- The young dancer moved coltishly across the stage, full of energy and joy.
- He coltishly pranced around the room, unable to contain his excitement.
- She laughed coltishly and kicked her heels in the air.
- The children ran coltishly through the field, their spirits unbounded.
- He gestured coltishly, his movements wild and unrestrained.