brisky

== English == === Etymology === From brisk +‎ -y. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɪski === Adjective === brisky (comparative more brisky, superlative most brisky) (rare) Somewhat brisk; lively; energetic. === Noun === brisky (plural form uncertain: briskys or briskies) (rare, probably obsolete, possibly nonstandard) A britchka, a type of horse-drawn carriage. 2010, Robin Adair, Death and the Running Patterer, →ISBN, Penguin, online edition: The captain called for his carriage. . . . [T]he platterer was glad that Rossi's choice of transport was a brisky, and not a smaller vehicle. . . . Two horses gave it power and its light body, made largely of woven wicker, gave it roominess and speed. === References === === Anagrams === Birkys