caper

caper verbal adj

see caper, v.

1. Lively; playful; cavorting; frolicking; leaping; playful; prancing; romping; skipping; springing; [fig.] hopeful; having a will to live.

caper [-ed] v

Fr. < L. capriole, wild goat; see a caper, v.

1. Play; cavort; frolic; romp; rollick; spring up; move energetically; run about in a lively manner.
2. Rejoice; revel; exult; jubilate; jump for joy; [fig.] laugh; express happiness for another.