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knavishly - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'knavishly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Knavishly [ adv.]
- In a knavish manner; dishonestly; fraudulently.
- Mischievously; waggishly; roguishly.

Meaning of 'knavishly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . knavishly [ r]
Meaning (1):
- in an artful manner
Example in sentence:
  • had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?;
  • he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced;
  • her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes

Nearby Words:

knab knabbed knabbing knabble knack knack-kneed knacker knackish knacky knag

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