| 单词 | waggish |
| 释义 | waggish (once / 13447 pages) adj Waggish means that someone is humorous or witty — the kind of person who'd keep you in stitches all night if you sat next to one at a party. Despite the wag part of the word, waggish does not refer to the characteristic tail flick that our canine friends exhibit when they are happy to see us. Instead, waggish is an adjective and actually describes someone who is a wag — the kind of hilarious person who keeps you entertained with witty stories and jokes. WORD FAMILYwaggish: waggishly, waggishness+/wag: wagged, wagging, waggish, wags USAGE EXAMPLESNo one had ever seen him so waggish, or so happy. Joseph Heller, Catch-22(1961) His melancholy, along with his waggish humor, goes more unguarded in his songs. New York Times(Jun 04, 2016) But then you’re limited to communicating through a handful of buttons situated on the 3DS’s bottom screen that trigger waggish gestures in the game. Time(Oct 23, 2015) adj witty or joking "Muskrat Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer"- James Fenimore Cooper Syn humorous, humourous full of or characterized by humor |
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