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roguish
rogu·ish R0286600 (rō′gĭsh)adj.1. Deceitful; unprincipled: Set adrift by his roguish crew, the captain of the ship spent a week alone at sea.2. Playfully mischievous: a roguish grin. rogu′ish·ly adv.rogu′ish·ness n.roguish (ˈrəʊɡɪʃ) adj1. dishonest or unprincipled2. mischievous or arch ˈroguishly adv ˈroguishness nro•guish (ˈroʊ gɪʃ) adj. 1. dishonest, knavish, or rascally. 2. playfully mischievous. ro′guish•ly, adv. ro′guish•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | roguish - playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin"rascally, devilishplayful - full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school" | | 2. | roguish - lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew"blackguardly, scoundrelly, rascallydishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive |
roguishadjective1. mischievous, arch, cheeky, playful, impish, coquettish, puckish, frolicsome, ludic (literary), waggish, sportive She had a roguish grin.2. unprincipled, criminal, crooked, deceiving, shady (informal), fraudulent, dishonest, unscrupulous, swindling, rascally, deceitful, villainous, raffish, knavish He was a roguish thief.Translations
roguish Related to roguish: roguishlySynonyms for roguishadj mischievousSynonyms- mischievous
- arch
- cheeky
- playful
- impish
- coquettish
- puckish
- frolicsome
- ludic
- waggish
- sportive
adj unprincipledSynonyms- unprincipled
- criminal
- crooked
- deceiving
- shady
- fraudulent
- dishonest
- unscrupulous
- swindling
- rascally
- deceitful
- villainous
- raffish
- knavish
Synonyms for roguishadj playful in an appealingly bold waySynonymsRelated Wordsadj lacking principles or scruplesSynonyms- blackguardly
- scoundrelly
- rascally
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