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单词 puckish
释义
puckishpuck‧ish /ˈpʌkɪʃ/ adjective [usually before noun] literary Word Origin
WORD ORIGINpuckish
Origin:
1800-1900 Puck evil spirit in old English stories
Examples
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  • Basil Rocke had a very puckish sense of humour and wryness which veiled a deep kindliness.
  • But I have puckish news for you.
  • But the smile is puckish indeed, and breaks through the formality of the posture often.
  • For all his genius, Fermi had a decidedly puckish side.
showing that you are amused by other people, and like to make jokes about them:  a puckish grinpuckishly adverb
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