knavish

knave  (nv)

n.

1. An unprincipled, crafty fellow.

2.

a. A male servant.

b. A man of humble birth.

3. Games See jack.

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[Middle English, from Old English cnafa, boy, male servant.]

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knavish adj.

knavish·ly adv.

knavish·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

knavish - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" crafty, foxy, guileful, sly, tricksy, wily, cunning, dodgy, tricky, slick artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

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knavish

adjective (Old-fashioned) dishonest, tricky, fraudulent, deceptive, unscrupulous, rascally, scoundrelly, deceitful, villainous, unprincipled, dishonourable, roguish up to their knavish tricks again
principled, noble, honourable, honest, trustworthy

Translations

knavish [ˈneɪvɪʃ] ADJ → bellaco, bribón, vil

knavish

adj (Brit old) → bübisch (old), → schurkisch