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roguish

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rogu·ish  (rgsh)
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.

roguish·ly adv.
roguish·ness n.

roguish [ˈrəʊgɪʃ]
adj
1. dishonest or unprincipled
2. mischievous or arch
roguishly  adv
roguishness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.roguish - playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin"
playful - 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"
dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

roguish
adjective
1. 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 [ˈrəʊgɪʃ] ADJ [child] → travieso; [look, smile etc] → pícaro
roguish [ˈrəʊgɪʃ] adjcoquin(e)
roguish
adjspitzbübisch; (old, = wicked) → schurkisch
roguish [ˈrəʊgɪʃ] adj (look, smile) → malizioso/a; (child) → birichino/a
roguish [ˈrəʊgɪʃ] adj (look, smile) → malizioso/a; (child) → birichino/a


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Of all good things the origin is a thousandfold,--all good roguish things spring into existence for joy: how could they always do so--for once only!
He looks around and everywhere sees roguish eyes and laughing lips.
"I thought you'd jump at it," she confessed, with a naivete he could not but question, for he thought he saw a roguish gleam in her eyes.
 
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