Latvian

Adjective

draisks (def. draiskais, comp. draiskāks, sup. visdraiskākais; adv. draiski)

1. playful, bold; not very well-behaved (having a tendency to play, joke)

   ir savādi, ja noskatāties vīrā, kas it kā zēns uz ielas svilpo draisks‎ ― it is strange when you look at a man who as a boy had whistled playfully on the streets

2. playful, bold; not very well-behaved (expressing such features; having content which expresses such features)

   draisks smaids‎ ― playful smile

   draiska dziesma‎ ― playful song

   mātes acis sastapās ar meitas jautrajām, draiskajām acīm‎ ― the mother's eyes met with the daughter's cheerful, playful eyes

   grāmatā iepazīstamies ar kāda cilvēka komiskajiem piedzīvojumiem un pārdzīvojumiem savā dārzā, par kuriem autors stāsta ar draisku humoru un maigu lirismu‎ ― in the book we are presented the comic adventures and experiences of a character in his own garden, about which the author narrates with playful humor and gentle lyricism

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "playful"): jautrs, dzīvespriecīgs, nebēdīgs
• (of "not well-behaved"): nerātns, draiskulīgs, nebēdnīgs

Derived terms

• draiskulis, draiskule
• draiskulība, draiskulīgs
• draiskums