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  • 101wicked — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. evil, bad; criminal, depraved, iniquitous; cruel, heartless, sinful, vicious, immoral; difficult, disagreeable; informal, mischievous. See wrong. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Morally evil] Syn. evil,… …

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  • 102elfish — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mischievous, prankish, impish, elfin; see naughty …

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  • 103fooling — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. joking, jesting, pretending, feigning, humorous, deceitful, waggish, roguish, impish, teasing, bantering, trifling, jovial, frivolous, flippant, droll, insincere, misleading, prankish, light, frolicking, facetious, tongue …

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  • 104impish — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mischievous, elfish, devilish; see jaunty , naughty , rude 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. mischievous, troublesome, naughty, prankish, devilish, *bratty, rascally, roguish, puckish, pert. ANT.: angelic, saintly… …

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  • 105jocular — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. joking, waggish, tongue in cheek, jokey; see facetious , funny 1 . See Synonym Study at witty . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. joking, humorous, funny, jesting, playful, comical, fun, prankish, droll, jocose,… …

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  • 106youthful — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Possessing youth] Syn. young, childlike, adolescent; see active 2 , juvenile 1 . 2. [Suited to youth] Syn. keen, enthusiastic, zestful, vigorous, active, buoyant, lighthearted, prankish, fresh, lithe, full blooded, full… …

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  • 107elfin — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. mischievous, prankish, impish, playful, sprightly, small, fleeting …

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  • 108prank — noun a practical joke or mischievous act. Derivatives prankish adjective prankishness noun Origin C16: of unknown origin …

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  • 109sportive — a. 1. Gay, frohcsome, playful, lively, merry, gamesome, sprightly, frisky, tricksy, rollicking, hilarious, wanton, buxom, prankish, full of play, full of fun. 2. Jocose, jocular, waggish, humorous, comic, ludicrous, frolicsome, playful, gamesome …

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  • 110frolic — I. n. 1. Gambol, escapade, lark, wild prank, flight of levity, spree (colloq.). 2. Fun, pleasantry, drollery. 3. Scene of merriment, merry making. II. a. (Poetical.) Frolicsome, merry, sportive, playful, gamesome, gay, lively, frisky, joyous,… …

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