rompish

[ rom-pish ]

adjective

1. given to romping; frolicsome.

Other Words From

• rompish·ly adverb
• rompish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rompish¹

First recorded in 1700–10; romp + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

There’s something inescapably rompish about splicing together the music of the Go-Go’s with English Renaissance source material.

From Los Angeles Times

Naila Aladdin-Sanders’ costumes hit the right rompish note, but Frederica Nascimento’s set establishes little and Nicholas Santiago’s video gets lost in the nighttime shuffle.

From Los Angeles Times

The reigning belles were mostly a set of loud, rompish girls, with names that rang unfamiliarly.

From Project Gutenberg

I know this letter will be a disappointment to you, but you are a sweet, brave girl, if a bit inclined to be rompish, and I’m sure you’ll agree with me in time when you’ve had a chance to think things over.

From Project Gutenberg

Since 1993, when Kenneth Branagh's rompish Much Ado About Nothing earned $23 million at the domestic box office on an $8 million budget, studios have begun to belly up to the Bard.

From Time Magazine Archive