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waggish

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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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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