Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Like a colt; characteristic of a colt.

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Examples

  • Tall and lanky with dark, closely cropped hair, they still look like two rail-thin kids, and even though they are pushing 30, they have all the enthusiasm and colt-like energy of 16-year-olds.

    Astoria Characters: The High-Minded Rollers 2010

  • Tall and lanky with dark, closely cropped hair, they still look like two rail-thin kids, and even though they are pushing 30, they have all the enthusiasm and colt-like energy of 16-year-olds.

    Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The High-Minded Rollers 2010

  • Her skirts went down to her feet and covered the skinny, colt-like appendages that had formerly made the denizens of the Gallery repress a smile.

    The Torrent Entre Naranjos Vicente Blasco Ib����ez 1897

  • The horses 'proportions look colt-like, with longer legs and smaller flanks than I typically see on other ancient horses.

    Tabletop Gaming News 2009

  • Her fabulously long, colt-like legs and mouthwatering 34-24-34 dimensions are definitely made to order.

    AskMen.com - HOME PAGE 2009

  • Her fabulously long, colt-like legs and mouthwatering 34-24-34 dimensions are definitely made to order.

    AskMen.com - HOME PAGE 2009

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