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单词 prankish
释义

prankish

adjective

prank·​ish ˈpraŋ-kish How to pronounce prankish (audio)
1
: full of pranks
a prankish child
2
: having the nature of a prank
prankish acts
prankishly adverb
prankishness noun

Synonyms

  • arch
  • devilish
  • elvish
  • espiègle
  • impish
  • knavish
  • leprechaunish
  • mischievous
  • pixie
  • pixy
  • pixieish
  • puckish
  • rascally
  • roguish
  • scampish
  • sly
  • tricksy
  • waggish
  • wicked
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Example Sentences

told the prankish lad that someone would eventually get hurt if he kept it up
Recent Examples on the Web Some of the jokes may be prankish, but there’s no cruelty in them. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Dec. 2019 Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post, 16 July 2019 Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post, 16 July 2019 Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post, 16 July 2019 Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post, 16 July 2019 Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post, 16 July 2019 Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post, 16 July 2019 Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post, 16 July 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1

prankish

adjective

as in mischievous
tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness told the prankish lad that someone would eventually get hurt if he kept it up

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • mischievous
  • wicked
  • playful
  • puckish
  • impish
  • waggish
  • roguish
  • knavish
  • sly
  • naughty
  • pixieish
  • rascally
  • pixie
  • devilish
  • scampish
  • tricksy
  • arch
  • elvish
  • antic
  • teasing
  • whimsical
  • happy
  • cunning
  • pixy
  • frolicsome
  • lighthearted
  • frisky
  • leprechaunish
  • kittenish
  • coltish
  • coy
  • espiègle
  • sportive
  • spirited
  • lively
  • sportful
  • wily
  • energetic
  • troublemaking
  • crafty
  • artful
  • sprightly
  • gay
  • misbehaving
  • tricky
  • trickish
  • pestering
  • riling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • solemn
  • stern
  • grim
  • grave
  • sedate
  • sober
  • staid
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