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Roguish

Roguish Meaning & Definition
Roguish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Roguish?

[adj] lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew"
[adj] playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Roguish: blackguardly | devilish | dishonest | dishonorable | playful | rascally | scoundrelly

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Roguish In Webster's Dictionary

\Rogu"ish\, a. 1. Vagrant. [Obs.] --Spenser. His roguish madness Allows itself to anything. --Shak. 2. Resembling, or characteristic of, a rogue; knavish. 3. Pleasantly mischievous; waggish; arch. The most bewitching leer with her eyes, the most roguish cast. --Dryden. -- {Rogu"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Rogu"ish*ness}, n.

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