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archful en · ADJ

Etymology

From arch + -ful.

Meanings

1. Arch; knowing.
   • And then there is a glance of playfulness, And archful innocence, that steals upon The heart, and wakens it to love. 1825, “A Sketch”, in The Literary Magnet, page 145:
   • His better verse is direct, forceful, sinuous, and pithy, and has the Gallic abandon and archful insouciance. 1928, University of Washington, University of Washington publications in language and literature, page 44:
   • When he returned to Dublin and wrote "my intended future is, until the 20th October, Morehampton, Dublin", Theresa made archful reference to his " future intended." 1959, Nonplus - Issues 1-4, page 59:

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