His roguish madness
Allows itself to anything. --Shak.
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2. Resembling, or characteristic of, a rogue; knavish.
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3. Pleasantly mischievous; waggish; arch.
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The most bewitching leer with her eyes, the most roguish cast. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] -- {Rogu"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Rogu"ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
roguish — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ characteristic of a rogue, especially in being playfully mischievous: a roguish smile. DERIVATIVES roguishly adverb roguishness noun … English terms dictionary
roguish — index false (disloyal), immoral, jocular, machiavellian, reprobate, unscrupulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
roguish — 1570s, from ROGUE (Cf. rogue) + ISH (Cf. ish). Related: Roguishly; roguishness … Etymology dictionary
roguish — *playful, frolicsome, sportive, waggish, impish, mischievous … New Dictionary of Synonyms
roguish — meaning ‘like a rogue’, is spelt this way … Modern English usage
roguish — [adj] deceitful; mischievous beguiling, crafty, crooked, cunning, deceiving, deceptive, devilish, dishonest, fraudulent, impish, knav ish, lying, naughty, playful, puckish, rascally, shifty, slick, sly, sneaky, tricky, underhand, underhanded,… … New thesaurus
roguish — [rō′gish] adj. of, like, or characteristic of a rogue; specif., a) dishonest; unscrupulous b) playfully mischievous roguishly adv. roguishness n … English World dictionary
roguish — [[t]ro͟ʊgɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone has a roguish expression or manner, they look as though they are about to behave badly. She was a mature lady with dyed ginger hair and a roguish grin … English dictionary
roguish — roguishly, adv. roguishness, n. /roh gish/, adj. 1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally. 2. playfully mischievous: a roguish smile. [1565 75; ROGUE + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
roguish — rogu|ish [ˈrəugıʃ US ˈrou ] adj someone with a roguish expression or smile looks amused, especially because they have done something slightly dishonest or wrong >roguishly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
