coltishness

Word origin

From coltish + -ness.

Used in a sentence

• “The grand thing is to get rid of dogged sulks and coltishness—of that wayward, swerving, hesitating gait, which says, “Here’s my foot, and there’s my foot,” or “There is a lion in the street, I cannot go forth!””

• “But the day of halcyon October sun was too serene even for his coltishness and sedately they tramped up the hill, swinging their joined hands;”

• “Though only a year younger than Reuben, in the midst of the awkward age, his growing limbs quite lacked the coltishness of his brother’s.”

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