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Meaning of 'roguish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Roguish [ a.]
- Vagrant.
- Resembling, or characteristic of, a rogue; knavish.
- Pleasantly mischievous; waggish; arch.

Meaning of 'roguish' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . roguish [ s]
Meaning (1):
- playful in an appealingly bold way
Example in sentence:
  • a roguish grin
Meaning (2):
- lacking principles or scruples
Example in sentence:
  • the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew;
  • the rascally rabble;
  • the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy

Nearby Words:

rogation rogatory rogue rogue one roguery rogueship roguy

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