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1 waggish -- rank: 1000

waggish definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: witty or ... Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer"- James Fenimore Cooper Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1589 1. resembling or characteristic of a wag < a waggish friend > < a waggish prose style > 2. done or made in waggery or for sport ; humorous < waggish spoofs of popular songs > • waggishly adverb • waggishness noun Oxford Reference ... facetious. Derivatives: waggishly adv. waggishness n. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Waggish Wag"gish (-g[i^]sh), a. 1. Like a ...

2 Waggishly -- rank: 604

Waggishly definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary WAGGISHLY, adv. In a waggish manner; in sport. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: in a waggish manner Merriam Webster's adverb see waggish Webster's 1913 Dictionary Waggish Wag"gish (-g[i^]sh), a. 1. Like a wag ... roguish in merriment or good humor; frolicsome. ``A company of waggish boys.'' --L'Estrange. 2. Done, made, or laid in waggery or for sport; sportive; humorous; as, a waggish trick. -- Wag"gish*ly, adv. -- Wag"gish*ness, n.

3 Waggishness -- rank: 557

... sport; wanton merriment. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: waggish behavior [syn: waggery, waggishness] Merriam Webster's noun see waggish Webster's 1913 Dictionary Waggish Wag"gish (-g[i^]sh), a. 1. Like a wag ... roguish in merriment or good humor; frolicsome. ``A company of waggish boys.'' --L'Estrange. 2. Done, made, or laid in waggery or for sport; sportive; humorous; as, a waggish trick. -- Wag"gish*ly, adv. -- Wag"gish*ness, n. Soule ...

4 Roguish -- rank: 498

... dishonest. [This is the present sense of the word.] 3. Waggish; wanton; slightly mischievous. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1 ... Resembling, or characteristic of, a rogue; knavish. 3. Pleasantly mischievous; waggish; arch. The most bewitching leer with her eyes, the most ... 1. Knavish, dishonest, fraudulent, trickish, tricky. 2. Sportive, arch, mischievous, waggish, wanton. Moby Thesaurus arch, base, blackguardly, degraded, devilish, elfish, elvish ... reprobate, scampish, scapegrace, scoundrelly, sportive, trickish, tricksy, tricky, vile, villainous, waggish

5 Jocose -- rank: 498

... jocus, a joke.] 1. Given to jokes and jesting; merry; waggish; used of persons. 2. Containing a joke; sportive; merry; as ... be excluded. --I. Watts. Syn: Jocular; facetious; witty; merry; pleasant; waggish; sportive; funny; comical. -- Jo*cose"ly, adv. -- Jo*cose"ness ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Jocular, facetious, humorous, witty, waggish, droll, funny, comical, sportive, merry. Moby Thesaurus Attic, biting, blithe ... like, roguish, salt, salty, scintillating, sharp, smart, sparkling, sportive, sprightly, waggish, whimsical, witty

6 waggery -- rank: 429

waggery definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: waggish behavior [syn: waggery, waggishness] 2: a quaint and amusing jest ... especially practical joke Oxford Reference Dictionary n. (pl. -ies) 1 waggish behaviour, joking. 2 a waggish action or remark, a joke. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Waggery ...

7 Arch -- rank: 429

... a. [L. arcus, a bow; Eng. rogue.] Cunning; sly; shrewd; waggish; mischievous for sport; mirthful; as we say in popular language ... principal, consummate, first-rate, of the first class. 2. Roguish, waggish, mirthful, frolicsome, sportive, merry, playful, sly, shrewd, cunning, knowing. Moby ... tricky, trophy, trotter, turn, twitting, ungula, vault, vaulting, voussoir, vulpine, waggish, wary, wily, wind

8 Knavish -- rank: 429

... a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick or transaction. 1. Waggish; mischievous. Cupid is a knavish lad, Thus to make poor ... or a knavish trick. ``Knavish politicians.'' --Macaulay. 2. Mischievous; roguish; waggish. Cupid is knavish lad, Thus to make poor females mad ... trickish, tricksy, unforgivable, unpardonable, unspeakable, untruthful, unworthy, vicious, vile, villainous, waggish, wicked, wrong

9 Droll -- rank: 339

... strange. Syn: Comic; comical; farcical; diverting; humorous; ridiculous; queer; odd; waggish; facetious; merry; laughable; ludicrous. -- Droll, Laughable, Comical. Laughable is the ... comical, funny, ludicrous, farcical, laughable, ridiculous. 2. Odd, queer, facetious, waggish, amusing, diverting. III. v. n. Jest, act the buffoon, play ...

10 Facetious -- rank: 339

... Latin facetia Date: 1599 1. joking or jesting often inappropriately ; waggish < just being facetious > 2. meant to be humorous or funny ... Dictionary of English Synonyms a. 1. Witty, jocular, jocose, humorous, waggish, funny, comical, pleasant, droll. 2. Gay, merry, sportive, sprightly, lively ...

11 slyboots -- rank: 339

... boots`, n. A humerous appellation for a sly, cunning, or waggish person. Slyboots was cursedly cunning to hide 'em. --Goldsmith. Soule ... of English Synonyms n. ( Colloq. ) Rogue, artful fellow, sly dog, waggish person.

12 Sportive -- rank: 339

... prankish, full of play, full of fun. 2. Jocose, jocular, waggish, humorous, comic, ludicrous, frolicsome, playful, gamesome, facetious, funny, merry, vivacious ... scapegrace, skittish, spirited, sportful, sprightly, trickish, tricksy, tricky, vital, vivacious, waggish, zestful, zippy

13 Wagel -- rank: 339

... gayety; sarcasm in good humor; frolicksome; as a company of waggish boys. 2. Done, made or laid in waggery or for sport; as a waggish trick. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wagel Wag"el, n. (Zo ...

14 Unlucky -- rank: 339

... Unhappy; miserable; subject to frequent misfortunes. 4. Slightly mischievous; mischievously waggish; as an unlucky boy; an unlucky wag. 5. Ill omened ... 2. Inauspicious, ill-omened. 3. Unhappy, miserable. 4. ( Colloq. ) Mischievous, waggish. Moby Thesaurus apocalyptic, bad, badly off, baleful, baneful, black, bodeful ...

15 Jolly -- rank: 339

... airy, mirthful, jocund, playful, frolicsome, sportive, gamesome, funny, facetious, jocular, waggish, sprightly, lively, jocund, blithe, blithesome, cheery, cheerful. 2. Plump, stout ... along, stroke, swabbie, tease, tiddly, tipsy, twit, under the influence, waggish, wanton, whoop it up