Waggishness

Waggishness
Waggish Wag"gish (-g[i^]sh), a. 1. Like a wag; mischievous in sport; roguish in merriment or good humor; frolicsome. ``A company of waggish boys.'' --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]

2. Done, made, or laid in waggery or for sport; sportive; humorous; as, a waggish trick. [1913 Webster] -- {Wag"gish*ly}, adv. -- {Wag"gish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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