Meaning

3 senses
  1. Knowing, clever, mischievous.

    I attempted to hide my emotions, but an arch remark escaped my lips.

    игри́выйigrívyj, лука́выйlukávyj

  2. (Ireland)Cute, sly, prematurely wise.

  3. Principal; primary.

    They were arch enemies.

More definitions
  • naughtily or annoyingly playful
  • (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

Examples

36 sentences
  1. The cat arched its back.

    Кіт вигнув спину. — deniko

    ruКошка выгнула спину. — shanghainese

    deDie Katze machte einen Buckel. — Manfredo

  2. Tom arched one eyebrow.

    deTom zog eine Augenbraue hoch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. He arched his eyebrows in surprise.

    Здивувашись, він підняв брови. — deniko

    deÜberrascht hob er die Augenbrauen. — Naina

  4. The old man arched his back.

    deDer alte Mann wölbte seinen Rücken. — sebby

  5. She stretched by arching her back.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
knowing, clever, mischievous:

Forms

archer, archest
Comparativearcher Lesson
Superlativearchest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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