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wag⋅gish

  [wag-ish]
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–adjective
1. like a wag; roguish in merriment and good humor; jocular: Fielding and Sterne are waggish writers.
2. characteristic of or befitting a wag: waggish humor.
Origin:
1580–90; wag + -ish 1

Related forms:
wag⋅gish⋅ly, adverb
wag⋅gish⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. jocund, mischievous, merry, jocose, droll, comical, funny. See humorous.
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wag·gish   (wāg'ĭsh)   
adj.  Characteristic of or resembling a wag; jocular or witty.
wag'gish·ly adv., wag'gish·ness n.
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Waggish

Wag"gish\ (-g[i^]sh), a. 1. Like a wag; mischievous in sport; roguish in merriment or good humor; frolicsome. "A company of waggish boys." --L'Estrange.

2. Done, made, or laid in waggery or for sport; sportive; humorous; as, a waggish trick. -- Wag"gish*ly, adv. -- Wag"gish*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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waggish 
"willing to make a fool of oneself, and fond of doing so to others," 1589, see wag (n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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