Pranksterish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like a prankster; inclined to play pranks.

    "Mr. Hassan, a heavyset, pranksterish 23-year-old, loved the new world of cellphones, online computers and downloadable videos ushered in by the American occupation of Iraq, so much so that he spent a quarter of his monthly salary recently on another new phone."

Example

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"Mr. Hassan, a heavyset, pranksterish 23-year-old, loved the new world of cellphones, online computers and downloadable videos ushered in by the American occupation of Iraq, so much so that he spent a quarter of his monthly salary recently on another new phone."

Etymology

From prankster + -ish.

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