waggish

  • 11waggish — adjective a waggish person makes clever and amusing jokes, remarks etc waggishly adverb waggishness noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12waggish — wag•gish [[t]ˈwæg ɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) full of roguish good humor 2) characteristic of or befitting a wag: waggish humor[/ex] • Etymology: 1580–90 wag′gish•ly, adv. wag′gish•ness, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 13waggish — /ˈwægɪʃ/ (say wagish) adjective 1. like a wag; roguish in merriment and good humour; jocular. 2. characteristic of or befitting a wag: waggish humour. {wag2 + g + ish1} –waggishly, adverb –waggishness, noun …

  • 14waggish — adjective a) witty, jocular, like a wag b) mischievous, tricky …

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  • 15waggish — Synonyms and related words: antic, arch, capersome, comic, comical, devilish, droll, elfish, elvish, facetious, foolish, frolicsome, full of mischief, funny, gamesome, high spirited, humorous, impish, jocose, jocular, knavish, laughable,… …

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  • 16waggish — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. humorous, playful, jocular; see witty . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. merry, playful, funny, comical, jesting, humorous, clowning, teasing, jovial, jolly. ANT.: serious, grim, sober III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… …

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  • 17waggish — wag|gish [ wægıʃ ] adjective behaving in a humorous way or saying humorous things …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18waggish — wag·gish || wægɪʃ adj. humorous, clownish; that resembles a wag …

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  • 19waggish — adjective informal humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner. Derivatives waggishly adverb waggishness noun …

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  • 20waggish — a. 1. Mischievous, roguish, frolicsome, gamesome, tricksy. 2. Jocular, jocose, humorous, sportive, merry, facetious, droll, funny, comical …

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