Roguish
/ˈɹəʊɡɪʃ/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Unprincipled or unscrupulous.
- 2 Mischievous and playful. idiomatic
""She'll be a match for poor little Cupid, with his tiny bow and arrow, I dare say," said Grace Fitzgerald, with a roguish eye."
Adjective
- 1 lacking principles or scruples wordnet
- 2 playful in an appealingly bold way wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"He was a tall boy, with curly brown hair, roguish hazel eyes, and a mouth twisted into a teasing smile."
Etymology
From rogue + -ish.