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Definition of Brisky
1. Adjective. (rare) Somewhat brisk; lively; energetic.''Oxford English Dictionary'', 2nd ed., 1989. ¹
2. Noun. (rare probably obsolete possibly nonstandard) A britchka, a type of horse-drawn carriage. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brisky
1. in a brisk manner [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brisky
Literary usage of Brisky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (1912)
"Flu.4 C. "Most radiant Pyramus, most lily- white of hue, Of colour like the red
rose on triumphant brier, Most brisky juvenal and eke most lovely Jew, ..."
2. Monologues, Epigrams, Epitaphs and Parodies (1910)
"Cheerily I'd drinked the whisky, and me thoughts a little brisky— brisky for me
Mary Moore; for the lump of a darlint That I called my Mary Moore— Mary, ..."
3. Shakespeare's Midsummer-night's Dream by William Shakespeare (1870)
"Most radiant Pyramus, most lily-white of hue, Of color like the red rose on
triumphant brier, Most brisky juvenal, and eke most lovely Jew, ..."
4. Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Washington by Arthur Remington, Solon Dickerson Williams, Washington (State). Supreme Court (1920)
"... commenced an action in the superior court of Chelan county, which said case
was numbered 1455 and entitled 'George W. brisky on his own behalf and as ..."
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