plisky
/ˈplɪski/Scottish, Irish English (northern ), and English regional (northern )
noun
1A mischievous trick; a frolic.
2An awkward or distressing situation; a predicament.
adjective
Mischievous; full of tricks; sly or underhand.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Scottish Antiquary. Origin unknown.
- adaptableness
- adaptably
- adaptate
- adaptation
- adaptational
- adaptationalism
- adaptationism
- adaptationist
- adaptative
- adaptativeness
- adaptedness
- adapter
- adaption
- adaptionist
- adaptitude
- adaptive
- adaptive control
- adaptive expectations
- adaptive expectations hypothesis
- adaptive immunity
- adaptively
- adaptiveness
- adaptive optics
- adaptive radiation
- adaptive zone