waggish en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English wag Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English waggish From wag (“waghalter, rogue”) + -ish.
Meanings
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witty, jocular, like a wag
As the time went on and the impenetrable Carrados made no allusion to the case, Carlyle's manner inclined to a waggish commiseration of his host's position.
1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:[H]ere Pen was immensely waggish, and caused hysteric giggles of delight from the ladies […]
1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 48, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:
- mischievous, tricky
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more waggish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most waggish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
tl mapanukso (mischievous, tricky) · bg шеговит (mischievous, tricky) · ru озорно́й (mischievous, tricky) · bg закачлив (mischievous, tricky)