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61picaresque — /pik euh resk /, adj. 1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by a form of prose fiction, originally developed in Spain, in which the adventures of an engagingly roguish hero are described in a series of usually humorous or satiric… …
62pixie — /pik see/, n. 1. a fairy or sprite, esp. a mischievous one. 2. a small, pert, or mischievous person. adj. 3. Also, pixieish, pixyish. playfully impish or mischievous; prankish: pixie mood; a pixie sense of humor. [1620 30; orig. dial. (SW… …
63pixilated — /pik seuh lay tid/, adj. 1. slightly eccentric or mentally disordered. 2. amusingly whimsical, prankish, silly, or the like. [1840 50, Amer.; PIX(IE) + (TIT)ILLATED] * * * …
64Stendhal — /sten dahl , stan /; Fr. /stahn dannl /, n. (Marie Henri Beyle) 1783 1842, French novelist and critic. * * * orig. Marie Henri Beyle born Jan. 23, 1783, Grenoble, France died March 23, 1842, Paris French novelist. He left for Paris in 1799 partly …
65tricksy — tricksily, adv. tricksiness, n. /trik see/, adj., tricksier, tricksiest. 1. Also, tricksome. given to tricks; mischievous; playful; prankish. 2. difficult to handle or deal with. 3. Archaic. tricky; crafty; wily. 4. Archaic. fashionably trim;… …
66tummler — /toom leuhr/, n. 1. a male entertainer, as formerly employed by resorts in the Catskill Mountains, who combined the duties of a comedian, activities director, and master of ceremonies to keep the guests amused throughout the day. 2. any lively,… …
67Claes, Ernest — ▪ Belgian writer in full Ernest André Jozef Claes born Oct. 24, 1885, Zichem, Belg. died Sept. 2, 1968, Ukkel popular Flemish novelist and short story writer who made his mark with De Witte (1920; Whitey), a regional novel about a playful …
68prankishness — noun Prankish behaviour; mischief …
69mischiefmaking — 1. adjective Making mischief; naughty, prankish. 2. noun The making of mischief; troublemaking …
70impish — adjective mischievous; of or befitting an imp. Syn: playful, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish …
