What does frisk mean?
Frisk means (archaic) Lively; brisk..
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/fɹɪsk/ · adjective
(archaic) Lively; brisk..
Her hands must hide her mouth if she but smile; Fain would she seem all frisk and frolic still
The customs officer gave me a frisk after I went through the metal detector.
The police frisked the suspiciously-acting individual and found a knife as well as a bag of marijuana.
Furniture was tipped over and drawers pulled out. Someone had obviously frisked the joint before we arrived.
Use frisk when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Frisk means (archaic) Lively; brisk..
Common synonyms include pat down, frolicsome, frisky, gambol.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Her hands must hide her mouth if she but smile; Fain would she seem all frisk and frolic still
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