About The Word Knavish
Learn about the word Knavish to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Knavish definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Knavish
| Knavish Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Knavish?
[adj] marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Knavish: artful | crafty | cunning | dodgy | foxy | guileful | slick | sly | tricksy | tricky | wily Related Terms | Find terms related to Knavish: abominable | arch | arrant | atrocious | bad | base | black | blackguardly | blamable | blameworthy | criminal | damnable | dark | deceitful | degraded | devilish | disgraceful | elfish | elvish | evil | execrable | flagitious | flagrant | foolish | foul | full of mischief | heinous | high-spirited | impish | improper | infamous | iniquitous | low | lying | mendacious | mischief-loving | mischievous | monstrous | naughty | nefarious | notorious | peccant | playful | prankish | pranksome | pranky | puckish | rank | rascally | recreant | reprehensible | reprobate | roguish | scampish | scandalous | scapegrace | scoundrelly | shameful | shifty | sinful | sportive | trickish | tricksy | unforgivable | unpardonable | unspeakable | untruthful | unworthy | vicious | vile | villainous | waggish | wicked | wrong See Also | Knavish In Webster's Dictionary \Knav"ish\, a.
1. Like or characteristic of a knave; given to knavery;
trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish
fellow, or a knavish trick. ``Knavish politicians.''
--Macaulay.
2. Mischievous; roguish; waggish.
Cupid is knavish lad, Thus to make poor females mad.
--Shak.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Compliant ‐ disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental…
- Hafnium ‐ a gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium…
- Wintertime ‐ the coldest season…
- Execution of instrument ‐ (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract…
- Insight ‐ grasping the inner nature of things intuitively [n] clear or…
- Festoonery ‐ flower chains suspended in loops…
- Intermeshed ‐ caught as if in a mesh; "enmeshed in financial difficulties"…
- Scratch ‐ an indication of damage [n] poor handwriting [n] a harsh noise…
- English hawthorn ‐ thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of…
- Graphical ‐ written or drawn or engraved; "graphic symbols" [adj] relating…