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roguishly
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Roguishly
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ro·guish
/
ˈroʊ
gɪʃ
/
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roh
-gish
]
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adjective
1.
pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a
rogue
; knavish or rascally.
2.
playfully mischievous:
a roguish smile.
Origin:
1565–75;
rogue
+
-ish
1
Related forms
ro·guish·ly,
adverb
ro·guish·ness,
noun
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roguish
(ˈrəʊɡɪʃ)
—
adj
1.
dishonest or unprincipled
2.
mischievous or arch
'roguishly
—
adv
'roguishness
—
n
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roguish
(ˈrəʊɡɪʃ)
—
adj
1.
dishonest or unprincipled
2.
mischievous or arch
'roguishly
—
adv
'roguishness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Example sentences
Blue eyes that sparkled
roguishly
all through the long bright day.
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"At last, on Monday the 16th of May, when I was sitting in Mr. Davies's back-parlour, after having drunk tea with him and Mrs. Davies, Johnson unexpectedly came into the shop; and Mr. Davies having perceived him through the glass-door in the room in which we were sitting, advancing towards us,—he announced his aweful approach to me, somewhat in the manner of an actor in the part of Horatio, when he addresses Hamlet on the appearance of his father's ghost, "Look, my Lord, it comes" ... Mr. Davies mentioned my name, and respectfully introduced me to him. I was much agitated; and recollecting his prejudice against the Scotch, of which I had heard much, I said to Davies, "Don't tell where I come from."M"From Scotland," cried Davies
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