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arch⋅ness

  [ahrch-nis]
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–noun
roguishness; sauciness.
Origin:
1700–10; arch 2 + -ness
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arch 2   (ärch)   
adj.  

  1. Chief; principal: their arch foe.

  2. Mischievous; roguish: an arch glance.


[From arch-1.]
arch'ly adv., arch'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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