Definition of puckish in English:

puckish

adjective ˈpʌkɪʃˈpəkɪʃ

Playful, especially in a mischievous way.
a puckish sense of humour
Example sentencesExamples
- I honestly think he's being puckish with his coy answers, and that he has no intention of being the running mate to a left-liberal Democrat.
- ‘History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce,’ a puckish German wit once quipped.
- He is a puckish, straight-talking young man from Brisbane whose unwillingness to mince his words has resulted in friction with his team managers.
- Your finely honed bon mots and puckish conversational sallies will be of no assistance - this woman seems to be listening to something else entirely.
- Incidentally, I would note in a puckish vein that Mr. Ryan's letter points to no contrary evidence.
- Since then, sightings of the puckish scribe have been rarer than those of the reclusive Barclay brothers.
- There is, for a start, a very puckish sense of humour; and a big, infectious, roaring laugh.
- As he loosens up, his voice doesn't get much louder, but displays a ferocious intelligence and barbed wit that are rendered all the more puckish by his understated, boyish delivery.
- She was becoming more and more puckish, until I called her on it and told her that I realized I was being set-up.
- He's tanned, there's a puckish glint in his eye and his Coventry accent is proudly unblunted by his years in academia.
- Clark's puckish grin and chiselled cheekbones finally creep into view.
- It has a puckish acidic slap as it rushes across the palate.
- Dressed in a dark blue suit, he attempts, successfully at first, to project a businesslike air but it never quite manages to stifle the puckish charmer within.
- Perhaps it's the nature of his face - it's built to look older than it is, when it's really just odd - puckish, unlovely, something youth never really touched.
- It remains an issue worth both puckish and serious consideration.
- He writes with a sort of puckish style that belies his conservatism.
- Her material is good, but her puckish delivery even better.
- His publicity pictures show a perky looking man - puckish perhaps - with a cheery grin of white teeth and lightly raised eyebrows like cedillas.
- I thought she displayed a grace and charm in that speech as well as a puckish sense of humor that would make her a very appealing witness before the Judiciary Committee.
- A puckish reader, moved by some of Bob's less mainstream opinions, wrote this bit of hilarity
Synonyms
mischievous, naughty, wicked, devilish, rascally, roguish, prankish, playful, waggish
mischievous, naughty, impish, elfin, roguish, playful, sly, arch, waggish, teasing, prankish, pixieish

Derivatives

puckishly

adverb

I once, rather puckishly, asked a drug company to support a conference on ECT and received a scrawled handwritten reply from the head of psychopharmacology saying basically, ‘Are you kidding?’
Example sentencesExamples
- To balance the evening, Tree ends with Li sitting alone on stage, puckishly singing along in Chinese with the old Johnson recording.
- Royal smirked at Larkins, his eyes gleaming puckishly, before setting out across the tracks for a good place to jump on to the next train.
- Kit grinned at Alan puckishly and leaned forward, whispering into Alan's ear.
- Perhaps inspired by my glare, he puckishly suggested that I take up making shoes (homonymic with my surname).

puckishness

noun

Indian cricket for too long has been defined by a kind of elegant puckishness.
Example sentencesExamples
- He looked at me with that combination of sternness and puckishness which is uniquely his, and said, "I think, in fact, that it is really only about half over."
- Buttons trademarks were his puckishness and wry humour.

Definition of puckish in US English:

puckish

adjectiveˈpəkiSHˈpəkɪʃ

Playful, especially in a mischievous way.
a puckish sense of humor
Example sentencesExamples
- Dressed in a dark blue suit, he attempts, successfully at first, to project a businesslike air but it never quite manages to stifle the puckish charmer within.
- He writes with a sort of puckish style that belies his conservatism.
- Your finely honed bon mots and puckish conversational sallies will be of no assistance - this woman seems to be listening to something else entirely.
- It remains an issue worth both puckish and serious consideration.
- There is, for a start, a very puckish sense of humour; and a big, infectious, roaring laugh.
- It has a puckish acidic slap as it rushes across the palate.
- She was becoming more and more puckish, until I called her on it and told her that I realized I was being set-up.
- Her material is good, but her puckish delivery even better.
- A puckish reader, moved by some of Bob's less mainstream opinions, wrote this bit of hilarity
- As he loosens up, his voice doesn't get much louder, but displays a ferocious intelligence and barbed wit that are rendered all the more puckish by his understated, boyish delivery.
- His publicity pictures show a perky looking man - puckish perhaps - with a cheery grin of white teeth and lightly raised eyebrows like cedillas.
- Incidentally, I would note in a puckish vein that Mr. Ryan's letter points to no contrary evidence.
- I thought she displayed a grace and charm in that speech as well as a puckish sense of humor that would make her a very appealing witness before the Judiciary Committee.
- I honestly think he's being puckish with his coy answers, and that he has no intention of being the running mate to a left-liberal Democrat.
- Perhaps it's the nature of his face - it's built to look older than it is, when it's really just odd - puckish, unlovely, something youth never really touched.
- He is a puckish, straight-talking young man from Brisbane whose unwillingness to mince his words has resulted in friction with his team managers.
- He's tanned, there's a puckish glint in his eye and his Coventry accent is proudly unblunted by his years in academia.
- Clark's puckish grin and chiselled cheekbones finally creep into view.
- Since then, sightings of the puckish scribe have been rarer than those of the reclusive Barclay brothers.
- ‘History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce,’ a puckish German wit once quipped.
Synonyms
mischievous, naughty, wicked, devilish, rascally, roguish, prankish, playful, waggish
mischievous, naughty, impish, elfin, roguish, playful, sly, arch, waggish, teasing, prankish, pixieish

单词	puckish
释义	Definition of puckish in English: puckish adjective ˈpʌkɪʃˈpəkɪʃ Playful, especially in a mischievous way. a puckish sense of humour Example sentencesExamples I honestly think he's being puckish with his coy answers, and that he has no intention of being the running mate to a left-liberal Democrat. ‘History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce,’ a puckish German wit once quipped. He is a puckish, straight-talking young man from Brisbane whose unwillingness to mince his words has resulted in friction with his team managers. Your finely honed bon mots and puckish conversational sallies will be of no assistance - this woman seems to be listening to something else entirely. Incidentally, I would note in a puckish vein that Mr. Ryan's letter points to no contrary evidence. Since then, sightings of the puckish scribe have been rarer than those of the reclusive Barclay brothers. There is, for a start, a very puckish sense of humour; and a big, infectious, roaring laugh. As he loosens up, his voice doesn't get much louder, but displays a ferocious intelligence and barbed wit that are rendered all the more puckish by his understated, boyish delivery. She was becoming more and more puckish, until I called her on it and told her that I realized I was being set-up. He's tanned, there's a puckish glint in his eye and his Coventry accent is proudly unblunted by his years in academia. Clark's puckish grin and chiselled cheekbones finally creep into view. It has a puckish acidic slap as it rushes across the palate. Dressed in a dark blue suit, he attempts, successfully at first, to project a businesslike air but it never quite manages to stifle the puckish charmer within. Perhaps it's the nature of his face - it's built to look older than it is, when it's really just odd - puckish, unlovely, something youth never really touched. It remains an issue worth both puckish and serious consideration. He writes with a sort of puckish style that belies his conservatism. Her material is good, but her puckish delivery even better. His publicity pictures show a perky looking man - puckish perhaps - with a cheery grin of white teeth and lightly raised eyebrows like cedillas. I thought she displayed a grace and charm in that speech as well as a puckish sense of humor that would make her a very appealing witness before the Judiciary Committee. A puckish reader, moved by some of Bob's less mainstream opinions, wrote this bit of hilarity Synonyms mischievous, naughty, wicked, devilish, rascally, roguish, prankish, playful, waggish mischievous, naughty, impish, elfin, roguish, playful, sly, arch, waggish, teasing, prankish, pixieish Derivatives puckishly adverb I once, rather puckishly, asked a drug company to support a conference on ECT and received a scrawled handwritten reply from the head of psychopharmacology saying basically, ‘Are you kidding?’ Example sentencesExamples To balance the evening, Tree ends with Li sitting alone on stage, puckishly singing along in Chinese with the old Johnson recording. Royal smirked at Larkins, his eyes gleaming puckishly, before setting out across the tracks for a good place to jump on to the next train. Kit grinned at Alan puckishly and leaned forward, whispering into Alan's ear. Perhaps inspired by my glare, he puckishly suggested that I take up making shoes (homonymic with my surname). puckishness noun Indian cricket for too long has been defined by a kind of elegant puckishness. Example sentencesExamples He looked at me with that combination of sternness and puckishness which is uniquely his, and said, "I think, in fact, that it is really only about half over." Buttons trademarks were his puckishness and wry humour. Definition of puckish in US English: puckish adjectiveˈpəkiSHˈpəkɪʃ Playful, especially in a mischievous way. a puckish sense of humor Example sentencesExamples Dressed in a dark blue suit, he attempts, successfully at first, to project a businesslike air but it never quite manages to stifle the puckish charmer within. He writes with a sort of puckish style that belies his conservatism. Your finely honed bon mots and puckish conversational sallies will be of no assistance - this woman seems to be listening to something else entirely. It remains an issue worth both puckish and serious consideration. There is, for a start, a very puckish sense of humour; and a big, infectious, roaring laugh. It has a puckish acidic slap as it rushes across the palate. She was becoming more and more puckish, until I called her on it and told her that I realized I was being set-up. Her material is good, but her puckish delivery even better. A puckish reader, moved by some of Bob's less mainstream opinions, wrote this bit of hilarity As he loosens up, his voice doesn't get much louder, but displays a ferocious intelligence and barbed wit that are rendered all the more puckish by his understated, boyish delivery. His publicity pictures show a perky looking man - puckish perhaps - with a cheery grin of white teeth and lightly raised eyebrows like cedillas. Incidentally, I would note in a puckish vein that Mr. Ryan's letter points to no contrary evidence. I thought she displayed a grace and charm in that speech as well as a puckish sense of humor that would make her a very appealing witness before the Judiciary Committee. I honestly think he's being puckish with his coy answers, and that he has no intention of being the running mate to a left-liberal Democrat. Perhaps it's the nature of his face - it's built to look older than it is, when it's really just odd - puckish, unlovely, something youth never really touched. He is a puckish, straight-talking young man from Brisbane whose unwillingness to mince his words has resulted in friction with his team managers. He's tanned, there's a puckish glint in his eye and his Coventry accent is proudly unblunted by his years in academia. Clark's puckish grin and chiselled cheekbones finally creep into view. Since then, sightings of the puckish scribe have been rarer than those of the reclusive Barclay brothers. ‘History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce,’ a puckish German wit once quipped. Synonyms mischievous, naughty, wicked, devilish, rascally, roguish, prankish, playful, waggish mischievous, naughty, impish, elfin, roguish, playful, sly, arch, waggish, teasing, prankish, pixieish
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