puckish
English
editEtymology
editFrom Puck + -ish, after the mischievous fairy in English folklore who is also a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editpuckish (comparative more puckish, superlative most puckish)
- Mischievous; excessively playful.
- 2007 April 2, John Cassidy, “The Next Crusade”, in The New Yorker[1]:
- Wolfowitz spoke softly to Yasa, who evidently had no idea who he was but responded with a puckish smile.
Synonyms
edit- (mischievous): impish, mischievous, playful