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puckish

English

Etymology

Puck +? -ish, after the mischievous fairy in English folklore who is also a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?p?k??/

Adjective

puckish (comparative more puckish, superlative most puckish)

  1. Mischievous; excessively playful.
    • Wolfowitz spoke softly to Yasa, who evidently had no idea who he was but responded with a puckish smile. - The New Yorker, The Next Crusade by John Cassidy, 09/04/2007 [1]

Synonyms

  • (mischievous): impish, mischievous, playful

Anagrams

  • hickups

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prankish

English

Etymology

prank +? -ish

Adjective

prankish (comparative more prankish, superlative most prankish)

  1. Given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous.

Synonyms

  • (naughtily or annoyingly playful): impish, mischievous, pixilated, implike, puckish

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