puckish
puckish · more puckish · most puckish
Having a tendency to play tricks on people or tease people by making silly jokes about…Having a tendency to play tricks on people or tease people by making silly jokes about them; mischievous.
/ˈpʌkɪʃ/
» Tom's puckish nature humanized him to his kidnappers.
Meaning
1 sensesHaving a tendency to play tricks on people or tease people by making silly jokes about them; mischievous.
He has a puckish sense of humor.
She has a puckish attitude.
More definitions
- naughtily or annoyingly playful
Examples
1 sentencesTom's puckish nature humanized him to his kidnappers.
Origin
From Puck + -ish, after the mischievous fairy in English folklore who is also a characterFrom Puck + -ish, after the mischievous fairy in English folklore who is also a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Forms
more puckish, most puckish| Comparative | more puckish Lesson |
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| Superlative | most puckish Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsDerivedpuckishly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form