Knavishly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a knavish manner.

    "Then he played hard to get, knavishly sidestepping the microphone."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an subtle, cunning manner wordnet

Synonyms

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artfullycraftilycunninglycunninglyfoxilyin fun

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"Then he played hard to get, knavishly sidestepping the microphone."

Etymology

From knavish + -ly.

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